Papa John's Pizza Sauce
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- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
- cup
ingredients
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato puree
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄8 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄8 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
directions
- Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Reviews
- I have tried so many different sauce recipes out there. From America's Test Kitchen to Emeril to Cooking Light. They all were missing something and I had to keep looking. Well, as of today, my search is over! This recipe is perfect in taste and consistency. I double the batch and freeze it or use as dip for breadsticks. It is truly as good as storebought. Oh, it's also great with 1/4 tsp onion powder.
- I really liked this sauce......flavorful but not too spicey. I added some onion powder to the recipe as I happen to like onion powder. The sauce was just right as far as not too acidic tasting or not too sweet. My finished pizza got a lot of compliments especially on the sauce.
- I don't think it's quite Papa John's, however it is very good, I didn't even think of my usual "this isn't right" thoughts about the sauce like always, it was very much I have to have more!
- Very tasty!! This is becoming my staple pizza sauce recipe. I've been using canned, diced tomatoes that I puree since I seem to have them on hand more often, and it works just fine. Very easy to make while waiting for pizza dough to rise. Can't recommend this recipe enough.
- We love this sauce! It's our favorite new discovery! I've used crushed tomatoes, which makes it pretty thick but still works in a pinch. Thanks for posting it.
Tweaks
- Had made this a few weeks ago but wasn't able to use the Tomato Puree so I did the makeshift version. Just got the Hunts Tomato Puree a couple days ago and took the 2 containers out of my tiny fridge freezer last night to thaw. Added the one 10.5 ounce can of puree and 2 tablespoons of Wholesome Organic Blue Agave. Will simmer this revised batch for about three hours. UPDATE: Making a new batch but eliminated the agave. Used one can of the Hunts Tomato Puree, 1 14.5 oz. can fire roasted tomatoes pureed in blender; 1 6 oz. can tomato paste; 8 oz. water, doubled the herbs, lemon juice and sugar + olive oil because of the added fluid and concentrate. Made a total of 40 oz. At 1/2 cup portion per serving, calorie total 112.
- This comes close to Papa John's sauce, but its not sweet enough. I found that adding pineapple juice instead of water helped take away the bitter and bring out the sweet of the tomato sauce.
- This was good. I did add another tsp. or so of sugar to the sauce because I didn't think it was sweet enough. Also used crushed tomatoes instead of the puree, worked just fine.
- I substituted 1 can of petite diced tomatoes for the puree (since I didnt have any at the time) and mixed everything in a blender. I tried it again with the puree and we like it better with the petite tomatoes. I have used this sauce on spaghetti also.
- i doubled this and added more herbs and used fresh garlic in place of powdered. it was really good and the key was letting it simmer for longer or even make it a day in advance. the flavours just come alive!
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