Description
This Homemade Pizza Sauce is bursting with flavor and made easy with just a few fresh ingredients. Perfect for a quick dinner, this sauce transforms any pizza into a mouthwatering meal. Enjoy its rich taste enhanced by garlic and herbs, suitable for any homemade pizza night!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add grated garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring often until fragrant.
- Stir in the dried oregano and crushed red pepper, cooking for another minute until aromatic.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and sugar, then lower the heat to let it simmer.
- Simmer the mixture for approximately 20 minutes until it thickens.
- Stir in unsalted butter and season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; allow to cool to room temperature.
Notes
Adjust the seasoning with fresh herbs like basil for added flavor.
Store the sauce in the fridge for up to a week or freeze for later use.
This sauce works great not only for pizza but also as a pasta sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3 recipe
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg