Our Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe can be cooked, or not cooked. Either way, it’ll be delicious! Throw this on your next homemade pizza, or use as a dipping sauce for anything that could use a dunk in some marinara. 

Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe

Homemade pizza is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. I’m a pizza/pasta/taco fan. It is my “comfort” food, and the favorites from my childhood, and what ends up on my family table more nights than not.

Take-out pizza definitely makes an appearance more often than my homemade variety, but when I have a little time to do some more pre-planning and get my pizza crust going, this sauce is quick enough to throw together while the crust is rising to not be too big of a pain in the butt.

It also would work really well in my Pepperoni Rotini Bake.

The kids always enjoy a good pepperoni pizza, but for me – my favorite is Hawaiian. Really great Canadian bacon, fresh-cut pineapple, and sliced mushrooms – ON TOP of the cheese please, with extra sauce to dip the garlic butter crust in.

Try our Deep Dish Pizza, too!

Homemade Pizza Sauce Shopping List

The ingredient list for this is short and sweet once you consider how many of these items are probably in your cupboard or pantry already. Just in case, let me go ahead and give you the low-down. 

• Olive Oil
• Garlic
• San Marzano Tomatoes
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Salt
• Pepper
• Basil
• Oregano
• Crushed red pepper
• Parsley
• Sugar

If you want to REALLY hit the easy button, you can cut out all of that but the tomatoes and olive oil and get some of this Spiceology Pizza Seasoning. I live by this stuff!

Traeger Pizza

How To Make Incredible Pizza Sauce At Home

Here’s the brief overview on how you’ll prepare this simple recipe. For the full ingredients and instructions, make sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

1. Puree
   If you’re using San Marzano tomatoes, blend them until they are liquified.
2. Mix
   Heat olive oil in a pan on the stovetop over medium-low heat. Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds. Pour in the tomato puree and the herbs and seasonings.
3. Simmer
   Simmer for 10 minutes before placing on the pizza.

Pulled Pork Pizza

Homemade Pizza Sauce FAQ

How Many Pizzas Does This Recipe Make?

I used a big 28-ounce can of San Marzano tomatoes for this recipe. It makes enough sauce for 2 – 3 large pizzas, depending on how heavy you layer the sauce.

I go crazy, and like extra to dip my crust in, so definitely just two pizzas for me. If you are more conservative with your sauce, you could probably squeeze 3 out of this. Personally, I love making a double batch and freezing the extra!

This would also be a really great option for dipping my Garlic Breadsticks into!

Can this recipe be made ahead of time?

Yes! This recipe keeps for about a week in the fridge, and for MONTHS in the freezer. Make a double or triple batch!

Blackstone Pizza

Featured Reader Reviews

“I used the spices in this recipe but added it to my fresh roasted tomatoes instead if the canned …. TO. DIE. FOR! Yum!!!”

Anita – from Pinterest

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• Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
• Bang Bang Sauce
• Vinegar BBQ Sauce
• Homemade Enchilada Sauce Recipe
• Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
• Alabama White Sauce
• Old Bay Buffalo Sauce
• Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce
• Potsticker Sauce
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• Spicy Chili Garlic Stir Fry Sauce