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Home » Blog » Recipes » Recipe for Homemade Pizza Sauce

Published: Apr 27, 2019 Last Updated: Apr 6, 2020 by Andrea Geddes

Recipe for Homemade Pizza Sauce

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Master your own homemade pizza sauce at home using this simple, no-cook recipe! With a delicious tomato base and authentic Italian flavours, this easy sauce contains minimal ingredients and can be ready in minutes! Store it in your freezer for pizza night at home, any time you want!


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We love making pizza at home. It is SO incredibly easy (and much easier on the wallet!). And no homemade pizza is complete without the best recipe for pizza sauce! It has all the best flavours of tomatoes, garlic, onion and savoury herbs. When paired with this homemade pizza dough and your favourite pizza toppings, the result will be the BEST pizza you’ve ever had! Ever.


Made from scratch, this recipe for homemade pizza sauce is the easiest you’ll try! It is made with just a few ingredients; canned tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian herbs, garlic and onion powder and salt. All that is required is a bowl and a spoon and about 2 minutes later, you’ll have a rich, flavour packed tomato sauce for homemade pizzas!


You can even freeze it in individual portions, ready to go for pizza night!

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Recipe for homemade pizza sauce


Open up your pantry and you will most likely have all of the ingredients for pizza sauce, ready to go!

  • Canned tomatoes (or passata). Diced, canned tomatoes or passata are perfect for making homemade pizza sauce. Fresh tomatoes make a watery sauce, where canned tomatoes make a thicker, richer sauce. Ensure that you have plain, ‘nothing added’ canned tomatoes, as we are going to add the flavour ourselves!
  • Tomato paste. This ingredient is an important one, because it makes the sauce thicker and prevents the pizza dough from becoming soggy during baking.
  • Olive oil.
  • Dried mixed Italian herbs. I buy Italian herbs because they contain the perfect mix of Italian flavours. If you don’t have any on hand, substitute for equal parts dried oregano and basil. If you have them, you can also add some fresh herbs like basil, oregano or thyme.
  • Garlic powder.
  • Onion powder.
  • Salt. To add to the depth of flavour. Add a little pepper and chilli powder to taste too, if you like a little kick.


This pizza sauce is ready to be used as soon as the ingredients are stirred together. No cooking required! Just spoon it onto your homemade pizza crust, add your all-time favourite toppings and bake. You can easily make this pizza sauce ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator or freezer until you’re ready.

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Depending on how thick you like your pizza sauce to be, this recipe makes enough to fill a 350 gram jar, or enough for around 4-5 large pizzas.


This pizza sauce recipe is vegan, vegetarian, refined sugar free, dairy free and naturally sweet. The recipe can be easily multiplied for larger quantities.


How to freeze pizza sauce


This sauce freezes beautifully and that’s what makes it so good! Keep it on hand for homemade pizza on demand. To freeze;

  • Once you have made a batch (or two, or three!), spoon the sauce in desired portion sizes into small, airtight containers.
  • Label and date the containers and store in the freezer.
  • This homemade pizza sauce will last around 4-5 months when frozen.


To thaw, simply place the containers in the fridge, or place them in the sink and let them thaw at room temperature.


Try this tomato sauce with this easy homemade pizza dough. Or see this post for more homemade pizza recipes, tips and topping ideas.

If you are looking for the best recipe for homemade pizza sauce, this is it! And if you do try this recipe, I’d love to hear about it. Feel free to leave a comment or review below, or send me a message. For more food inspiration, tips and to share your own recipes and creations, head over to my Facebook Recipe Group. 

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Recipe for Homemade Pizza Sauce

Master your own homemade pizza sauce at home using this simple, no-cook recipe! With a delicious tomato base and authentic Italian flavours, this easy sauce contains minimal ingredients and can be ready in minutes! Store it in your freezer for pizza night at home, any time you want!
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
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Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 5 large pizzas
Calories: 93kcal
Author: Andrea Geddes
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Ingredients 
Metric – US Customary
 

  • 5-6 tbsp tomato paste heaped tablespoons
  • ⅓ cup canned, diced tomatoes or passata
  • 1 tsp dried Italian herb mix or ½ tsp each of basil and oregano
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • salt, to taste I use ½ tsp.

Optional

  • pepper and chilli flakes, to taste.
  • fresh basil and oregano finely chopped

Instructions

  • Place all of the ingredients together in a small bowl and stir to combine.
  • The sauce is ready to use once everything has been stirred together. Spoon over homemade pizza dough or prepared pizza bases and cover with cheese and your favourite toppings. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Diced, canned tomatoes or passata are perfect for making homemade pizza sauce. Fresh tomatoes make a watery sauce. Ensure that you have plain, ‘nothing added’ canned tomatoes, as we are going to add the flavour ourselves!
  • Mixed Italian herbs can be found in most supermarkets. But if you don’t have any on hand, use equal parts (½ tsp each) of dried basil and oregano.
  • Depending on how thick you like your pizza sauce to be, this recipe makes enough to fill a 350 gram jar, or enough for around 4-6 large pizzas. This sauce freezes beautifully and that’s why it is so handy! To freeze;
    • Once you have made a batch (or two, or three!), spoon the sauce into desired portion sizes into small, airtight containers.
    • Label and date the containers and store in the freezer.
    • This homemade pizza sauce will last around 4-5 months when frozen.
    To thaw, simply place the containers in the fridge, or place them in the sink and let them thaw at room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 382mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Gavin says

    April 14, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    5 stars
    Can’t beat a good pizza sauce recipe – we NEVER order pizza anymore after I got a pizza stone for the bbq. Now you have twisted my arm to do pizza for the family this weekend!!

    Reply
    • TheCookingCollective says

      April 15, 2020 at 12:16 pm

      Excellent Gavin! Enjoy your family pizza night!

      Reply
  2. Sally says

    April 13, 2020 at 8:32 am

    5 stars
    Love how easy this sauce is to make – the perfect thing to have on hand for at home pizza nights!

    Reply
    • TheCookingCollective says

      April 14, 2020 at 4:35 am

      Thanks Sally! It definitely makes pizza night a breeze.

      Reply
  3. Sylvie says

    April 13, 2020 at 1:11 am

    5 stars
    We love making pizza at home, and it is so handy to have a good pizza sauce recipe (and they always taste so much better when homemade too!)

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    • TheCookingCollective says

      April 14, 2020 at 4:37 am

      I totally agree, Sylvie! This is such an easy one to keep on hand for pizza night.

      Reply
  4. Jaimie says

    April 13, 2020 at 12:25 am

    5 stars
    You can SEE the flavour in this sauce. It looks amazing, I am definitely making this.

    Reply
    • TheCookingCollective says

      April 14, 2020 at 4:38 am

      Thank you Jaimie! It is certainly packed full of lovely, punchy flavours! Enjoy!

      Reply

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