Have you ever tried making your own pizza sauce at home? I recently started and there's no turning back now! It's super simple and takes almost no time at all. You just need 9 common ingredients and about 30 minutes.Simply cook onion and garlic until soft and fragrant, then stir in canned crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and seasonings. Let simmer until thick!
Dairy-Free Pizza Sauce Recipe
This pizza sauce is dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free, and vegan-friendly! Use for pizza/calzones or use as a dip for breadsticks.Crushed Tomatoes: Personally, I prefer the texture of crushed tomatoes over tomato sauce.Tomato Paste: This is a must! Tomato paste gives the sauce its thick consistency.Herbs: I always have fresh basil on hand either from our little garden out back or the Aerogarden. Feel free to use dried herbs if that's all you have on hand.How to Store Pizza Sauce
Meal Prep: You can make this sauce ahead of time and store in the refrigerator until pizza night!Fridge: If you have leftovers, store sauce in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.Freezer: To freeze pizza sauce, let cool completely then transfer to air-tight storage containers, leaving room at the top. Freeze for up to 3 months.
I hope you try this quick & easy pizza sauce and love it as much as we do! It's thick, rich, and flavorful. If you try this recipe, please share a photo with me over on Instagram♡Here are some recipes to try it out on:- French Bread Pizza
- Homemade Bagel Bites
- English Muffin Pizza
- Cassava Flour Pizza Crust
- Spaghetti Squash Pizza Casserole
- How to Make Vegan Pizza Dough
Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe is quick to make and freezes well. Spread over pizza or use as a dip for breadsticks. Dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup onion finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a medium-sized pot. Cook onion until softened and garlic until fragrant, about 10 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth and well combined. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Let cook for about 30 minutes or until thickened. For a silky smooth pizza sauce, use an immersion blender to blend until desired consistency.
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KitchenAid Food Chopper
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Calphalon Classic Nonstick Sauce Pan with Cover
Trish Bolt says
I make this sauce for my pizzas all the time. My husband and I both love it. I do add extra sugar.
Jenna Urben says
Yum, so happy to hear that!
Trish Bolt says
Do you think I can can this pizza sauce? I have tons of tomatoes from our garden. Will make crushed tomatoes first, then the sauce.
Jenna Urben says
Absolutely! I've never canned sauce before so I don't have directions for that part 🙂 Enjoy!
Stephanie says
You just made me crave pizza something FIERCE. I definitely need to test out this recipe sometime soon. It sounds totally delicious, and I love homemade anything!
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Yes, I hope you do 🙂
Tinashe says
Looks simple, easy and yummy! Makes we want to make pizza today! Thank you for sharing ?
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Absolutely 🙂 Who doesn't love pizza night!?
Gina says
Totally yummy! I love homemade pizza! I know my family would love this sauce on top of their pizza and it is easy to make. Such a smart idea to make and freeze.
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Thanks Gina 🙂 Hope y'all try it soon!
Priyanka says
Homemade pizza sauce! That's great!! Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe, we often have pizza and night so the best part is I can freeze it as well.
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Absolutely 🙂 Enjoy!!
Dianna says
My son who is our designated "dinner helper" has pizza on the menu tonight. I printed this out to give it a try! Looks yummy!
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Woohoo, I'm excited to hear how pizza night turns out 🙂 I used to love taking turns with my family for who's in charge of dinners throughout the week. Have fun!
Yolanda says
Yum! I have all of these ingredients in the house so I'm going to make this on the weekend. Ilike the idea of freezing so I have on hand when I need. I'm sure this tastes WAY better than anything you can buy too.
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Yayyy, Yolanda!! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Mahnoor Khurram says
This looks absolutely delicious! The recipe is very detailed and helpful. Great post!
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Thanks so much, Mahnoor! Enjoy 🙂
Harmony says
This looks so great. I am on a low cal diet and its hard to find sauce that does not have added sugar. I should really be making my own
Jenna | The Urben Life says
If you try it, let me know what you think!
Nicole says
Ohh this looks so yummy! I can’t wait to make this soon!
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Thanks so much, Nicole 🙂 Enjoy!!
Bella says
Yumm this looks so good!!! I totally gotta try making this. thanks for sharing this recipe
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Yay 🙂 Thrilled to hear it!
Sherry says
Our fav pizza place around us closed down during the pandemic 🙁 This is a life saver! Yay.
Jenna | The Urben Life says
Aww shoot, sorry to hear that! Hope pizza nights at home become a new tradition to look forward to
Terri says
Sauce is absolutely delicious!! Thanks for sharing
Jenna Urben says
Thanks so much, Terri!