Tomato Basil Pizza Sauce

This is a simple pizza sauce. If you grow fresh plum tomatoes use about 2 cups of them chopped in place of the canned tomatoes.

• Ready In: 13 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• 2  tablespoons fresh basil, coarsely chopped or 2  teaspoons dried basil

Directions

1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over a medium heat until hot.
2. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds or until fragrant.
3. Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook for 8-10 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring and mashing tomatoes with potato masher until crushed.
4. Stir in basil.
5. Place in small bowl; cool to room temperature This sauce may be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated or up to 2 months ahead and frozen.