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.
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Homemade pizza sauce recipe is so easy to make. It is the best tomato sauce for pizza that you can fast. Try this easy pizza sauce recipe homemade today!
- (1) 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes (or 2 14 oz cans)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1/2 tsp sugar (you could probably do 1 tsp)
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
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Pour the crushed tomatoes in a bowl.
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Add in the seasonings and stir to combine.
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It is officially ready to spoon onto your homemade pizza! It really is that easy!
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This makes the equivalent to 2 jars of pizza sauce. Just freeze the left overs in baggies or in plastic containers.
Consider doubling or tripling this recipe to save some for the freezer.
Try the best sauce for pizza today!
We also love Pepperoni Chicken Pasta Recipe. The kids love it and it’s so easy to fix.
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.
You might also like this Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce Recipe. It is absolutely amazing. Plus, the slow cooker makes it just so very simple.
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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!
Jen says
Exactly what I was looking for in a pizza sauce recipe. Frugal, quick, easy and delicious with ingredients I had on hand. I just used it to make pizza and this will now be my go to recipe instead of buying pizza sauce. Thanks!
Erin Corbin says
I, too, have family members that are very picky and don’t like chunks of tomato. Could we use a 28 oz. can of tomato sauce instead of the crushed tomatoes and still get the same taste result? Thank you very much!
Erin Corbin says
My family is pretty picky and doesn’t like chunks of tomato. Could a 28 oz. can of tomato sauce be substituted for the crushed tomatoes without affecting the taste?
Beth says
I just got an uuni pro pizza oven for my birthday. We had some friends over and I used your sauce recipe. They couldn’t get over how yummy it was. They were convinced I bought the sauce!
Sally Bradshaw says
I’ve tried many different pizza sauces. This one is by far the tastiest and easiest and quick to prepare.. Delicious!!
Carrie says
Thanks for sharing Sally! I’m glad you like this recipe.
Karen Clements says
Could you just use Italian seasoning, instead of the individual seasonings? Or doesn’t the Italian seasoning have all the required seasonings?
Bonni says
Thank you for this. We’re on Covid lockdown. I realized I had no pizza sauce but plenty of spices and cans of crushed tomatoes. My daughter tried and said best pizza sauce ever.
Marie says
Can this recipe be canned rather than frozen?
Holli says
Love this! It is my favorite sauce for my homemade pizza! I have used it so many times for so many things! Thank you!
Carrie says
ME TOO! I love this recipe. So easy and so tasty. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Carrie says
Yes you can can them instead of freezing.
Jennifer says
Can you can this so you can do a big batch?
Rozalind says
I absolutely love this recipe.
Carrie says
Thank you!
Jhobbs says
Can you can a big batch? Like really more than doubling the recipe!
Carrie says
Definitely! I love making extras and stocking my freezer so it’s ready for pizza night!