Easy Oil-free Homemade Pizza Sauce
Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce in 5 minutes and the flavor is so much better than store-bought! It's healthy, oil-free and just 7 ingredients!
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 21kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480g) plain tomato sauce/puree (nothing added except salt)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or majoram
- 1/2 tablespoon (10g) pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt (this will vary depending on if your tomato sauce has salt added already)
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, but so good)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor (starting with just 1/4 teaspoon salt), and blend until smooth. This is important so that the dried herbs are pureed throughout the sauce well for full flavor. Taste and add more salt if desired. If your tomato sauce has no added salt, you may want more.
- If using as a pizza sauce, just add it to your pizza crust of choice, add the toppings, and bake. If serving over pasta (my favorite use) simply warm it on the stove first just until heated through. Since the sauce is oil-free and made from pureed tomatoes, it will thicken up a lot in the fridge, so be sure to reheat in the microwave or over low heat on the stove to bring it back to a sauce consistency.
- This sauce will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge or the freezer for 3 months. Thaw and reheat over low heat on the stove to use again.
Notes
TOMATO SAUCE: I use the brand Central Market Organics Tomato Puree from HEB in a glass jar. Glass or box will always yield a better taste than metal cans. It has very low sodium in it compared to most tomato sauce/purees. Try to find a low sodium one.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 cup | Calories: 21kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 3.5g | Calcium: 9mg