Pizza Sauce
Yield: About 5 cups of pizza sauce
Cook Time: 1 hour
Tips: Pizza Sauce can be made in advance and stored in freezer in one or more air-tight containers (see recipe directions).
Suggestion: Delicious on homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough.
If you've ever wondered how to make homemade pizza sauce, you're about to discover just how easy it is, and how much rich and full flavor it will add to your homemade pizza! Sure, it's easy to make a quick trip to the grocery store to grab a jar of prepared pizza sauce, but if you haven't yet tried making your own pizza sauce from scratch,
you should really give it a try. This pizza sauce recipe not only has that unmistakable homemade flavor, it produces a little over 5 cups of sauce, which will allow you to coat a few pizzas, or you can freeze the pizza sauce for future use.
Making this pizza sauce is simply a matter of simmering the tomato sauce, tomato paste, herbs and seasonings in a saucepan on the stove for 1 hour (this slow cooking process is what really gives the sauce its full homemade flavor). Once the sauce has cooled to room temperature, it's ready to spread over your pizza dough. If you are one who truly loves that homemade flavor and freshness, then you should check out the Pizza Dough recipe. While your homemade pizza dough is rising, you can easily prepare the pizza sauce. After you've tried making your own homemade pizza and discover how fun it is to make, how delicious it tastes, and how much money you save, you may never go back!
Making this pizza sauce is simply a matter of simmering the tomato sauce, tomato paste, herbs and seasonings in a saucepan on the stove for 1 hour (this slow cooking process is what really gives the sauce its full homemade flavor). Once the sauce has cooled to room temperature, it's ready to spread over your pizza dough. If you are one who truly loves that homemade flavor and freshness, then you should check out the Pizza Dough recipe. While your homemade pizza dough is rising, you can easily prepare the pizza sauce. After you've tried making your own homemade pizza and discover how fun it is to make, how delicious it tastes, and how much money you save, you may never go back!
Recipe▼
Ingredients
- 2 15-oz. cans tomato sauce
- 1 12-oz. can tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 to 2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
In a large saucepan, combine tomato sauce and tomato paste. Add Italian seasoning, oregano, fennel seed, onion powder, garlic powder and salt and stir until thoroughly combined. Bring sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Once mixture comes to a boil, immediately reduce heat to low, then cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. After an hour of simmering, remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
Once sauce has cooled to room temperature, spread desired amount of pizza sauce on prepared homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough.
If you prefer to make this sauce in advance and use later, simply transfer sauce to one or more air-tight freezer containers, leaving at least one-half inch of space between top of sauce and container lid. (Note: Store sauce in one container if you plan If you plan to use all of the pizza sauce at once. Divide sauce into 3 portions and store each portion in separate containers if you plan to make one pizza at a time.) Any unused pizza sauce can be re-frozen. When ready to use, thaw out overnight in refrigerator or at room temperature until it resumes its liquid form.
About 1-1/3 cups of sauce will usually cover a 12-inch pizza or 15x10-inch pan pizza, though you can apply sauce sparingly or liberally, depending on personal preference.
Once sauce has cooled to room temperature, spread desired amount of pizza sauce on prepared homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough.
If you prefer to make this sauce in advance and use later, simply transfer sauce to one or more air-tight freezer containers, leaving at least one-half inch of space between top of sauce and container lid. (Note: Store sauce in one container if you plan If you plan to use all of the pizza sauce at once. Divide sauce into 3 portions and store each portion in separate containers if you plan to make one pizza at a time.) Any unused pizza sauce can be re-frozen. When ready to use, thaw out overnight in refrigerator or at room temperature until it resumes its liquid form.
About 1-1/3 cups of sauce will usually cover a 12-inch pizza or 15x10-inch pan pizza, though you can apply sauce sparingly or liberally, depending on personal preference.
