Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce

Submitted by Pamela

"My mother's recipe for pizza sauce, slightly adapted."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 pizza

ingredients

• 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 drops Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
2. (Use Tabasco sauce and red pepper flakes if you want more zip to your sauce!) Bring to a boil.
3. Simmer gently for 20-30 minutes.
4. Simmering improves the flavour, but if you're in a hurry you can skip that step.
5. Just use a bit less water and mix well.
6. Use in your favourite pizza recipe.

Reviews

[cbw8915]

This was my first attempt at homemade sauce and I was very happy with the ease of the recipe and the results. I used all the optional ingredients except for the onions, but found it to be just a little 'tomatoey' for our tastes, so I also added about a tbsp. of sugar and some italian seasonings, which made it perfect for us! I won't be buying pizza sauce anymore! Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[kimkej]

This worked great! Well, i did doctor it up a bit adding both more onions and garlic and substititing canned chopped tomatoes for the water. I liked the addition of the Worcestershire sauce. Loved it. We make alot of homemade pizza and i hate to use the premade pizza sauce--tastes so articial. this was just like a pizza parlor sauce!!! THanks for the great recipe!

 

[Aunt Paula]

This was excellent! I will never buy pizza sauce again. This is so quick and easy to do. I put all the ingredients in. And I also added a Tbsp. of sugar, for some sweetness. I figured the kids wouldn't like the homemade sauce, but when I went back to get another slice, all the pizza was gone!

 

[DuhQueen]

I thought it was thick enough and had a nice flavor. I made it just like it says. I'd make it again but with minor changes, until I hit it just right for me. Glad I found this.

 

[HeatherFeather]

Very good sauce for pizza. Easy & fairly quick to prepare, even with the 20 minute simmer. I enjoyed the flavor, but found it a bit too salty. I had no problems with thickness -I found it came out just thick enough. Thanks.