Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter

I say replace sugar with carrots in any tomato recipe. Additional veggies are a sneaky way to get them into the kids. Add olive oil near end of cooking to preserve its flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 50 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped - or more to taste
• ¼ cup coarsely chopped carrot
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian herb seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic cloves into a food processor and pulse a few times until the vegetables are very finely chopped.n

Step 2

Transfer chopped vegetables into a large saucepan. Stir in tomato puree, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, and red pepper flakes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes. Stir in olive oil and simmer 1 to 2 more minutes. Sauce may be refrigerated up to 1 week.n