Kittencal's Pizza Sauce

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is a full-flavored rich pizza sauce that I have been making for over 20 years, the longer you simmer this sauce the thicker and richer it will be --- this sauce freezes very well and even tastes better if made a day ahead and left in the fridge overnight to blend flavors --- also see my recipe#232188"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 4 cups (approx)

ingredients

• 3 -4 3 -4 tablespoons vegetable oil or 3 -4 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (or use 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste)
• 3 -4 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning (or to taste, I use 1 tablespoon)
• 2 -4 teaspoons oregano
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes (can use tomato sauce in place of crushed tomatoes or use a combination of both if desired)
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste, I use seasoned salt)
• black pepper (to taste) (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon sugar (add in only if needed at the end of cooking) (optional)

directions

1. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil; saute the onions, Italian seasoning and oregano for about 2-3 minutes, stirring until soft but not brown.
2. Add in garlic and saute for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Add in the tomato paste; stir and cook 1 minute.
4. Add in the remaining ingredients; cook and simmer on low heat for 1/2 to 3/4 hours, stirring occasionally, adding more salt if needed (the longer you cook this sauce the thicker and richer it will be!).
5. Cool slightly and use immediately or refrigerate up to 5 days or you may freeze.
6. *NOTE* freeze in plastic containers after cooled, I find that this sauce tastes even better if left in the fridge overnight to blend the flavors before using or freezing.
7. Delicious!

Reviews

[DrEva]

Oh Kittencal, how thankful I (and my family) am for you!! I tried this recipe since your recipes are usually fabulous and it was even better than that!!! I was so glad my crust was so thick so I could dip it in the sauce that was left over. My mother and FIL kept saying how delicious it was and asked if I could put it over spaghetti sometime! I have passed this on to several friends. I didn't change a thing, and why would I?!? THANK YOU again!!

 

[kdfiekdi]

Yum! I will NEVER use the canned/jarred stuff again! This stuff makes my pizza taste restaurant quality. Hubby ate a few pieces and then told me, "Ohhh ,this is the best." For him, that's quite a compliment! I added about 4 teaspoons of sugar and a teaspoon of salt at the end, it was great. Thanks!!!

 

[Julie]

So... as a kid I used to peel the cheese back on my pizza, scrape off the sauce and put the cheese back. Not a sauce fan. I am now. I tasted it. Then I went back for another. And another. I could have just poured this stuff in a bowl and gone to town. It. Is. Amazing. My husband and kids know "Kittencal." But this recipe... even blew my Kittencal expectations. Best. Pizza. Ever. Thank you! (I hope you are doing well, Kittencal.)

 

[WW Girl]

I was really hoping for something more with this sauce. It was not what my taste buds were looking for. It was worth a try though since it had so many high reviews; however, I won't be making it again.

 

[doodle_s]

DELICIOUS!!!. I have yet to find a recipe from Kittencal that I haven't loved. I follow the recipe mostly but substituted one of the cans of diced tomatoes with tomato sauce and the diced tomatoes were the Italian style and so I adjusted my herbs. I did puree the tomatoes and wish that I had pureed the whole sauce at the end because I like a very smooth pizza sauce but the flavor was fantastic.