Easy No-Cook Pizza Sauce
This Easy No-Cook Pizza Sauce is made with a short list of pantry staples in less than 5 minutes! It's rich, perfectly seasoned, and so much better than jarred sauce.
Prep Time4 minutes mins
Total Time4 minutes mins
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 14kcal
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
You should plan for about ½ to ¾ cup of pizza sauce per 12-inch round pizza and about 1 ½ cups for a sheet pan pizza. This recipe yields approximately 2 cups which should be plenty for 3 to 4 small round pizzas or 1 thick crust pan pizza. It can easily be doubled if you need more. To use, just spread the sauce on the shaped pizza dough, leaving about a ½-inch border.
Variations
- Garlic - Either fresh minced garlic or about ½ teaspoon of garlic powder will add plenty of garlic flavor
- Onion powder - About ½ teaspoon for a hint of onion flavor.
- Fresh basil - I love to chiffonade fresh basil and stir it in to the finished sauce. Those little ribbons of fresh basil add great flavor.
- Extra virgin olive oil - I don't find it necessary, but some people like to add olive oil to their pizza sauce. About 1 to 2 tablespoons is plenty.
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper - Canned tomato products contain quite a bit of salt so I don't find it necessary to add any. Feel free to add salt and pepper, to taste.
Storage
Transfer the pizza sauce to an airtight container, like a mason jar, and refrigerate for 4 to 5 days. For longer storage, you can freeze pizza sauce in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months. Frozen pizza sauce should be thawed overnight in the refrigerator before using.
Serving: 1ounce | Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg