My kids and I have been making this homemade pizza sauce recipe for a years now. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I bought store bought pizza sauce. It has been THAT long. My family and I love to make pizza, and I finally “figured” out an actually recipe that we love.
The best tomato sauce for pizza.
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I had to admit – it is GREAT! You don’t have to chop anything or even cook it. In my mind, simple is always better. I always make a double or triple batch and save some to freeze for the freezer. That way it is ready to go when we want to make a quick pizza, flat bread pizza or our favorite bubble up pizza. It is seriously the best tomato sauce for pizza. 
Now that we have been using it so much, I have been keeping mason jar full in the fridge. It is great when we want marinara sauce for dipping. Our family loves it! You can get some super cute Mason jars here on Amazon. I really love these chalk board labels for your mason jars. They are so cute to labels all your sauces in the fridge. Plus you will have the best sauce for pizza.
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- 1 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes (or 2 14 oz cans)
- 2 teaspoons of dried basil
- ½ tsp sugar (you could probably do 1 tsp)
- ½ tsp of onion powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- Pour the crushed tomatoes in a bowl.
- Add in the seasonings and stir to combine.
- It is officially ready to spoon onto your homemade pizza! It really is that easy!
- This makes the equivalent to 2 jars of pizza sauce. Just freeze the left overs in baggies or in plastic containers.
Try the best sauce for pizza today!
Is this frugal?
Yes! I was out of my cheap canned crushed tomatoes that I bought with coupons, so I had to pay full price for 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes at Aldi. It cost me $.89. That means, I made 2 jars of Pizza Sauce for $1! One jar of pizza sauce costs normally over $2, so I think I will take the $.50 jar -that is a 75% savings without every clipping a coupon. Plus, since we can often get canned tomatoes for $.10, you COULD save even more money. Talk about frugal!
Freezer Friendly!
Make sure you give this easy recipe a try and come back and let us know what you think. Remember, to make a double or triple batch and freeze these. I like to freeze it in either plastic containers or freezer bags. These containers are great to freeze in because they stack so nicely.
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Minnie@thelady8home says
This is very very helpful share. Can be of big help. Thanks a ton for sharing.
Kathy Korfhage says
I make this wonderful sauce every week. I use it as my marinara for all sorts of recipes too. It’s delicious. Thanks
Carrie says
We love it too. I am so glad it worked for you. 🙂
karen says
I made this and used half that day and froze the rest in a pint jar. When I thawed and went to use the second half, it was very watery. Maybe be because I pureed the crushed tomatoes with an immersion blender? I have one family member who won’t eat it if he finds even the tiniest pieces of tomato. Other than that the taste was great and I would make it again but maybe only half a batch.
Carrie says
Hmmmm… I haven’t had a problem with it being watery before. I’ll have to freeze it again to see.
Zach says
Do you think it would work if I weighed out 28 Oz of fresh tomatoes and processed them myself?
Carrie says
It would look slightly different, but I have done that before and it is great!
Ed says
The recipe calls for 2 tsp garlic salt and I was wondering if garlic powder would work. Trying to cut down on salt intake.
Carrie says
Garlic powder would work, but I would just to 1 tsp of garlic powder.
Roxanne says
If you make a large enough batch, you can can this for future use rather than freezing.
Arlene M. Puliafico says
This is my second time using this wonderful pizza sauce. Fast, easy, and delicious, what could be better. Thanks for sharing.
Teresa Linn Wilcox says
Very good! The best homemade sauce I’ve had.
Rafael Ornelas says
I made this sauce this weekend and it is delicious! I added a bit of crushed red pepper because I like a little kick :). Thanks for the recipe!