A simple and easy recipe for homemade pizza sauce that takes only minutes to make with just a few common ingredients you probably already have on hand!

Simple Homemade Pizza Sauce | www.motherthyme.com

I have to admit I am in love with this sauce.

I have been experimenting with pizza sauce for some time trying to create the ultimate pizza sauce and I finally made one that tastes incredible!

To me a classic pizza sauce needs to be smooth and slightly sweet with a hint of herbs. This is one of those sauces that you just want to keep taking another taste of. Total yumminess in a bowl! And dare I say this sauce kind of reminds me of Pizza Hut? Don’t hold me to it but the flavor reminds me somewhat of their sauce, just to give you an idea.

This sauce is so simple to make with most ingredients already on hand. With a can of basic tomato sauce, a dash of tomato paste and a handful of spices you can whip this sauce up in no time and it is so much better than purchasing the sauce already in the jar. It is packed full of flavor and would be delicious in Pizza Dip, perfect for the upcoming Super Bowl!

Pizza Sauce

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1–2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 can (15 ounces tomato sauce)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

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Instructions

Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Stir in remaining ingredients and cook on simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Notes

To avoid waste, I always have a tube of tomato paste on hand in my refrigerator. Its perfect to have instead of buying a small can of tomato paste when needing a small amount.

7 Comments

This looks delicious Jennifer! You’ve given me pizza cravings. When you say ‘tomato sauce’ is that like pasta sauce or pureed tomatoes?

Hi Claire! I use a can of tomato sauce, which is in the same section where the pureed tomatoes, crushed tomatoes would be. If you can’t find plain tomato sauce, pureed tomatoes would work. 🙂

Thanks Jennifer!

What a great pizza sauce, Jennifer. I love homemade versions of things like this. and your photos are GORGEOUS. Absolutely stunning!

Yummy 🙂 And it’s so much more healthier than the store bought sauce ~ Thanks for sharing!

Looks awesome! I am going to try this tonight. Thanks for sharing!

looking forward 2 trying this on my pizza tonight.

Pizza Sauce