Dad's Ultimate Pizza Sauce

Make your own pizza sauce with the help of canned tomato sauce and tomato paste, vegetables, herbs, and cheese.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 32 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, ground
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 0.5 teaspoon white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon minced garlic
• 0.25 cup finely chopped celery

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in the butter mixture until the onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into the onion mixture until smooth; add Parmesan cheese, fennel seeds, basil, oregano, salt, sugar, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir the sauce and bring to a slow simmer; cook at a slow simmer for 1 hour. Remove and discard bay leaf before use.