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!
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.
Serve the best pizza sauce recipe as a dip or spread on a pizza dough and top with your favorite toppings.
Other Pizza Sauce Options:
- Alfredo Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
- Pesto
- Ranch
- Buffalo Sauce
- Peanut Sauce
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:
- Air Fryer Pizza
- Wheat Pizza Dough
- Calzones
- Burrata Pizza
- Pizza Dough
- Pizza Quesadillas
- Detroit-Style Pizza
- Easy Grilled Pizza
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Recipe
Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce
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
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I originally shared this post March 2019. Updated January 2022 and January 2024.
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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.
Is there a difference between San Marzano tomatoes and the Cento brand? I printed out and followed the recipe that recommends Centro brand tomatoes? Just asking, thanks. By the way, this is our fav homemade (easy) pizza sauce.
I like this recipe because it not only tastes good, but it’s fast and easy to make! Thank you!
thank u i made ur recipe it was yummy
Used immersion blender, this was quick, tasty, and nicely thick. Will be our go to pizza sauce from now on.
Where’s the old one from a couple years ago that was 5 minutes in a blender. Done.
Thanks you’re awesome 🤩
I love this recipe. So fresh tasting and easy. Thank you
Very good!! I made this in a pinch after realizing I was completely out of my stock of frozen pizza sauce and only had pantry ingredients. This was great and I’ll definitely make it again because it was tasty and SO easy!
Nostra Thomas, I omitted the sugar and used a tsp of stevia instead. It was absolutely perfect and sugar free. For pizza dough, I used a standard recipe but added a Tbs of White Vinegar. A great snap to the whole pizza. Received Mega comments from friends in the gourmet group.
So easy and so delicious! LOVE IT. Just like in Italy!!! YUM
Just as easy and delicious as advertised. Definitely a keeper!
Thank you! It really is such a simple recipe, and soo good! Thanks for your comment.
I am using it in a pizza dip that I bake. Do I need to cook this sauce first?