Let me preface that since I got an outdoor pizza oven, I have made no less than 24 pizzas on it within the last 60 days. And… only 2 of those 24 were burned. 🙂 Yes, it takes some practice, but I have gotten really good at it. I have tried many different variations of pizza sauce. Today, I will share my recipe for making homemade pizza sauce.
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
My homemade pizza sauce recipe is an easy way to add your unique spin to the flavors of your pizza. This recipe will give your pizza a vibrant, fresh taste that you can only get with a homemade sauce. It needs to simmer for about 30 minutes to cook off some water and thicken up. Let’s get started with the simple five ingredients that you will need.
Homemade Pizza Sauce Ingredients
1 28oz Can of Whole Peeled San Marzano Italian Tomatoes
1 TSP Italian Seasoning
1 TBSP Olive Oil
1/2 TSP Salt
2 Cloves of Fresh Garlic
Blend & Cook the Sauce
Blend the five ingredients with a food processor or blender (I used an immersion blender). Once blended, simmer on the stove for about 30 minutes to cook off some of the water and thicken up a bit.
Add the Homemade Pizza Sauce to the Pizza Dough.
Add the pizza sauce to the center of the dough and roll it around to the edges. I try to make sure it is lighter in the middle of the pizza, and I like the sauce to go almost out to the edge of the pizza. Once the sauce is evenly spread, I add a pinch of finely grated pecorino romano cheese.
Add the Cheese
Yep, you got it… It’s time for the mozzarella cheese. Add the cheese directly over the homemade pizza sauce. I used about 1 cup of grated mozzarella, but you can use more.
I know this is a recipe for pizza sauce, but I want to show the finished product. Here is a quick video of the cheese bubble on my home-cooked pizza using this homemade pizza sauce recipe.
Pizza Sauce
Making homemade pizza sauce is fun and easy and it was my first step into making an entire pizza from scratch. Who knows… But either way, it’s super fun and my friends and family enjoy the pizza, and isn’t that what really matters?
Try These Homemade Pizza Recipes
- Pulled Pork Pizza
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Homemade Pizza Sauce
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 28oz Whole Peeled San Marzano Italian Tomatoes
- 2 Cloves Fresh Garlic
- 1 TBSP Olive Oil
- 1 TSP Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 TSP Salt
Instructions
- This is an easy homemade pizza sauce. It's just 5 ingredients. Tomatoes, Garlic, Olive Oil, Italian Seasoning & Salt.
- Just toss all 5 ingredients into a pot and blend them. I will use a garlic press to ensure the garlic is well crushed up before blending. I use a immersion blender, but you can use a standard blender or a food process if that's what you have.
- Cook the homemade pizza sauce for about 30 minutes. This will cook out some water from the tomatoes and make a thicker sauce.
- Spread about 1/4 cup of sauce on a 12 inch pizza from the center to the edges. I like to make sure the center doesn't have too much sauce and the sauce goes all the way to the edges.
