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Homemade Pizza Sauce

pizza sauce

This recipe for pizza sauce is simple and easy to do. I recognize that it’s not completely homemade because it doesn’t start from scratch with tomatoes, but it’s the closest thing to it.

It’s a lot of work to make pizza sauce completely from scratch, and I’ve decided that this form of “homemade” works best for me. This recipe is simple and easy to fix. I usually simmer the sauce while I’m mixing up the pizza dough for homemade pizza.  Tomato sauce, bay leaves, oregano, and parsley make a fine pizza sauce. I often double recipe so I can put some in the freezer and have it ready to use the next time. If you double the pizza dough and the sauce, you’ll have an easy meal next time. I allow the pizza dough and the sauce to thaw for several hours before I’m ready to use it.

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My friend Cindy (who happens to belong to my husband’s side of the family) makes a mean pizza and she gladly shared this recipe with me over a quarter of a century ago. Since then, I’ve never used anything else. I sometimes add Italian seasoning to the original recipe as well.

Once you’ve got your dough and sauce on the pan, add all ingredients except the cheese. Bake until the bottom of the crust is nearly done. Then add your cheese and put it back in the oven until the cheese has melted.

Your choice of ingredients will be as varied as the palettes of those you are serving.  I’ve used ham, bacon, hamburger, sausage, pepperoni, chicken, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. Mix and match, or allow each person to design his own pizza using small cast iron skillets for personal pan pizzas!

If you’d like the recipe I use for my pizza dough, you can simply click here.

Homemade Pizza Sauce

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course pizza sauce

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp. oregano leaves
  • ½ t. garlic salt
  • 1 tsp. Season-all
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
  • Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaf.
  • Spread sauce over crust.
  • Top with your choice of pizza ingredients

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