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You can make homemade Pizza Sauce with basic pantry ingredients, in just a few minutes, and it’s so much better than store-bought.

Do you love pizza? Try my Wheat Pizza Dough, Pepperoni Pizza, Air Fryer Pizza, or Detroit-Style Pizza!

A bowl of homemade Pizza Sauce, ready to be spread on a pizza crust.

Why I love Homemade Pizza Sauce:

  • Healthy – No artificial ingredients or additives, just good, classic ingredients from your pantry.
  • Versatile – Use on my homemade pizza crust or wheat pizza crust, or as a dip for Calzones or Stromboli.
  • Quick – Only 10 minutes and this easy pizza sauce recipe will take your pizza to the next level.

How to make Pizza Sauce:

Combine: Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Simmer for at least 5-10 minutes, or up to 30.

An easy pizza sauce recipe in a sauce pan.

Serve the best pizza sauce recipe as a dip or spread on a pizza dough and top with your favorite toppings.

The best pizza sauce recipe spread on a homemade pizza crust.

Other Pizza Sauce Options:

Storing and Freezing Instructions:

You can store homemade sauce in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Freeze the sauce for up to 3 months, stored in a freezer safe container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Use this Sauce for:

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Recipe

A bowl of homemade Pizza Sauce, ready to be spread on a pizza crust.
5 from 50 votes

Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce

This delicious Pizza Sauce recipe is made in minutes, with a few basic ingredients, and tastes way better than bottles sauce.
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Author Lauren Allen
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 48
Calories 156
Cost 3
Prep 2 minutes
Cook 8 minutes
Total 10 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes , preferably San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 clove garlic , minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper , to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining ingredients and stir well to combine. Simmer for at least 5-10 minutes, or up to 30.
  • Your homemade pizza sauce is ready to use and spread on pizza crust.

Notes

Storing and Freezing Instructions: Store pizza sauce in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.  Freeze the sauce for up to 3 months stored in a freezer safe container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Yield: 3 cups of sauce; enough to cover 3 large pizzas.
Serving size: 2 Tablespoons.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 738mgPotassium: 797mgFiber: 6gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 590IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 4mg

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I originally shared this post March 2019. Updated January 2022 and January 2024.

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  1. 5 stars
    Very tasty and easy to make. I froze the leftovers in an ice cube tray. In the future, I’ll use 4 ice cubes worth of sauce for a pizza.

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