This Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe is so Much Fun to Make. Takes Only 30 min. This Pizza Sauce is Made From Fresh Tomatoes, Pepper, Garlic and Dried Spices
Don’t you just hate it when you want to make pizza and the expensive sauce you bought from the store has fungus growing? Happened to me the other day, so, I decided to come up with a homemade pizza sauce recipe of my own.
Pizza Sauce from fresh tomatoes is the way to go. I found that it gives the pizza sauce a rough texture.
My secret ingredient is Bell Peppers. I went with the green bell pepper this time, but, I think the red bell pepper would work much better.
A homemade pizza sauce recipe with copious amounts of garlic is the staple of many Italian food recipes. I decided not to mess with this ratio, so, I included so much garlic in it. You can choose your ratio, but, I think you will love all the garlic.
My pizza sauce ingredients include 12 cloves of garlic, 9 tomatoes and dried spices. Can you imagine the aroma that was coming out of my kitchen when I was making it?
I wish I could bottle that aroma and take it with me everywhere. Any ideas on what I would call this perfume?
In addition to all the fresh ingredients, I added some canned tomato paste. It helps make the sauce a little thicker and adds a rich red color to the pizza sauce.
This pizza sauce also works as a dipping sauce for mozzarella sticks or even garlic bread. If you are in the mood for a quick snack, make bagel pizza using this sauce. There are so many uses for it.
Personally, I like to dip celery sticks in this sauce. That is one way to get me to eat celery.
What is your favorite homemade pizza sauce recipe and how do you use it?
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- 1. Start with the fresh ingredients. Tomatoes, Bell Pepper (Red or Green) and Garlic.
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- 2. Cube the tomatoes and bell pepper. Mix the dry spices and 1 portion of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Mix well and add the ingredients to the casserole dish.
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- 3. Place in the oven and roast the veggies at 375 degrees. Roast until all the veggies have a brown edges.
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- 4. Remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes. Place in food processor and blend on pulse until the veggies are crushed completely
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- 5. In a medium pan, add the remaining oil and the blended veggies. Add the salt and pepper. Heat on low heat for about 10 minutes. Adjust for spices and serve the homemade pizza sauce while hot.
How To Make Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 9 Plum Tomatoes
- 1 Red Bell Pepper Or Green Bell Pepper
- 12 Cloves garlic (adjust to your taste)
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste unsalted
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp rosemary (optional)
- 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil (divided into 2 portions)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Cut the tomatoes and bell pepper into cubes
- In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except for the salt, pepper and 1 portion of the olive oil
- Coat the ingredients well
- Place the coated tomatoes and peppers in a casserole dish
- Place in the oven and bake them until the tomatoes are brown on the outside
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes
- Roughly blend them in a food processor
- In a medium pan, add the remaining oil and heat for 30 seconds
- Add the blended sauce, salt and pepper
- Stir well
- Remove from heat and serve immediately or refrigerate for about 1 week.
Heather says
August 28, 2018 at 6:42 PMCould you please elaborate on the method to can this recipe?
Healing Tomato says
September 4, 2018 at 5:00 PMHello Heather, I am no canning expert, but, I can tell you how I do it. I place the mason jar(s) in boiling water and then add the pizza sauce. Then, I close the lids and remove from heat.
Doug says
August 21, 2018 at 12:37 PMDo you need to peel the skins from the tomatoes?
Also is it okay to substitute for another type of tomatoes?
We have beefsteak, better boy, and early girl? Thank
Healing Tomato says
August 21, 2018 at 5:28 PMThank you, Doug. No, you don’t need to peel the skin from the tomatoes. I left them in and they tasted so good. It adds a nice texture to the sauce. As for the type of tomato, you can use any you have on hand. Beefsteak tomatoes would be great in this recipe. Let me know how it turns out. 🙂
Darla Little says
February 7, 2018 at 10:23 PMI am going to make a large batch and can it. Ty for your generous offer for this recipe.
Jessica Hapak says
November 1, 2016 at 5:56 PMMaking this now! I threw in a small yellow onion in the oven as well. Where in the recipe is the tomato paste used?
Healing Tomato says
November 9, 2016 at 7:30 PMThank you, Jessica. In step 4, where it says “Add all the ingredients…”, is where you add the paste.
Jeremey gaylord says
July 30, 2016 at 10:08 PMI was looking through the recipe and you didnt provide instructions on when to add the garlic?
Healing Tomato says
August 1, 2016 at 12:40 PMThank you, Jeremy. In step #4, add all your ingredients except for the salt, pepper and part of the oil. That is where you can add the garlic.
Dee says
February 22, 2016 at 11:48 AMCan this be frozen, also? Love this easy pea set recipe for bulk usage of my garden plum tomatoes!
Healing Tomato says
March 14, 2016 at 3:41 PMThank you, Dee. Yes, this can be frozen for up to two weeks. I try not to use it after 2 weeks because the spices tend to loose flavor.
Tania says
January 9, 2016 at 10:44 AMJust what I was looking for, since most recipies call for canned tomatoes I don ‘t see the point in making your own sauce and adding preservatives and chemicals to it. Definitely going to give it a try since these seems like the real deal.
Healing Tomato says
January 14, 2016 at 8:38 PMThank you, Tania. I LOVE hearing from folks like you. The fresh ingredients make all the difference in the world. Please let me know what you thought of it.
Christie says
October 26, 2015 at 6:52 PMHow much do 9 plum tomatoes weigh? I need this info so I can substitute a different kind of tomato.
Healing Tomato says
November 3, 2015 at 12:13 AMThank you, Christie. They weigh just a little over 1 pound or about 455grams.
staci says
September 13, 2015 at 8:03 PMIs there anyway this can be canned?
Healing Tomato says
September 15, 2015 at 12:01 AMThank you, Staci. Yes, you can absolutely can this sauce. In fact, I just made a huge batch over the weekend and put some of it in Mason jars. Canned them for use in the winter
Rachel Page says
July 9, 2015 at 3:48 AMWhat a great idea! I’ll have to make it for my next party! 🙂
Healing Tomato says
July 20, 2015 at 3:00 PMThank you, Rachel
Bowl Me Over says
February 8, 2015 at 6:16 PMYum! Love homemade pizza and the addition of the pepper will add a new layer of flavor!
Healing Tomato says
February 9, 2015 at 8:55 AMThank you, Debra.
Kelsey M says
February 7, 2015 at 11:22 PMI love the addition of the bell pepper and tonsssss of garlic 🙂
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Healing Tomato says
February 9, 2015 at 12:50 PMThank you, Kelsey
Janette@culinaryginger says
February 4, 2015 at 6:27 PMDefinitely better than any store bought sauce. Looks so good and I love the red peppers, I need to try this.
Healing Tomato says
February 5, 2015 at 12:00 AMThank you, Janette