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    Home » Sauces and Spreads

    Homemade Pizza Sauce From Garden Tomatoes

    Published: Sep 27, 2020 · Modified: Nov 10, 2022 by Kristin · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    Take your homemade pizzas up a notch with this homemade pizza sauce. Takes very little time, minimal effort, and is full of fresh ingredients. You will not reach for store bought again.

    *Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission. Read full privacy policy here.

    Fresh homemade pizza dough with homemade pizza sauce being spread on it.

    Homemade Pizza

    If there is one thing that can make homemade pizza even better it's fresh pizza sauce from all those garden tomatoes!

    If your taking the time to mix, rise and roll out dough why not top it with a fresh and flavor packed sauce.

    Picking the Right Tomato

    When selecting tomatoes for your pizza sauce make sure it's a meatier tomato such as a roma or another paste variety. You want less water and seeds and more of the meat of the tomato. If there is too much liquid your sauce will be too runny. Of course you really could use any tomato to make sauce, but the consistency will be dependent on the variety of tomato you choose.

    I went with a roma variety for this particular sauce because it's what I had an abundance of in the garden. I think I could have eaten it by the spoonfuls and found myself dipping cheese directly into it.

    How to Make

    Three simple steps to make this homemade pizza sauce.

    1. Chop all the tomatoes, onions and mince the garlic.

    2. Cook all the ingredients until tomatoes break down and are soft.

    3. Blend to desired consistency.

    It is really that simple and only took me about 15 min to make. I ended up with enough to fill two pint-sized mason jars. One we used right away for our pizza night and the other I froze for a future dinner. If freezing make sure you leave some headspace to allow for expanding. About an inch should be sufficient.

    Blender

    My blender of choice is my BlendTec Designer 650 with a Wildside Jar. I have had it for almost 3 years now and I use it every day, sometimes twice. It brought this sauce to the perfect consistency with very little time.

    Fresh homemade pizza sauce with garden tomatoes, garlic and onions.

    Recipe

    Homemade Pizza Sauce

    Take your homemade pizzas up a notch with this homemade pizza sauce. Takes very little time, minimal effort and is made with fresh ingredients.
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 6
    Calories 74 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 6 Cups Roma Tomatos diced in 2" cubes Or other meaty variety
    • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
    • 1 Small Yellow Onion diced
    • 2-3 Garlic Cloves Minced
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • Freshly cracked pepper To taste
    • 1 teaspoon Oregano
    • 1 teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
    • ¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
    • ¼ Cup Loosely Packed Fresh Basil Leaves

    Instructions
     

    • Heat olive oil in medium sized sauce pan.
    • Add onion and sauté until soft and translucent.
    • Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
    • Add in tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes and cook over medium heat until the tomatoes start to break down and are soft. About 5 min.
    • Add in basil and cook for a few more minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
    • Transfer to a blender, food processor or use an immersion blender until desired consistency.
    • Allow to cool completely in the refrigerator before using. This will allow it to thicken.
    • Store in an air tight container in the refiregerator for a week.

    Notes

    Makes enough to fill two pint size mason jars.
    Refrigerate in an air tight container and use within 5-7 days. 
    If you are not using all of it you can freeze in an air tight container for a future meal. Leave some headspace to allow for expanding. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 74kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 72mgPotassium: 603mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2055IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Homemade Pizza Sauce, Pizza Sauce, Tomato Sauce
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    1. Connie Pohlman

      June 30, 2021 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      The only things I did slightly different was I used a Tbsp of butter with some olive oil to sauté the onion and garlic: also added 1/2 t. Sugar, eliminated the balsamic vinegar. It was very flavorful and I will definitely make it again.

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      • Kristin

        July 01, 2021 at 1:46 pm

        Butter is such a great addition to the onions and garlic! Thank you so much for sharing what you did and I'm so glad you enjoyed it. What kind of pizza did you make with it?

        Reply
    2. Alexa

      September 28, 2020 at 5:24 pm

      5 stars
      I love the vinegar in this. thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Debbie

      September 28, 2020 at 2:05 pm

      This is great! I’ve been needing to learn how to make my own pizza sauce!

      Reply
    4. Elizabeth Morton

      September 28, 2020 at 1:04 pm

      I have so many tomatoes ripe in the garden, this recipe will be perfect! Thank you for sharing, I pinned it for later.

      Reply

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