Homemade Pizza Sauce with Olive Oil

Slowly simmered tomatoes and herbs flavor a comforting sauce to use in your favorite pizza recipe. Adding the olive oil at the end of simmering helps to keep the flavor.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 115 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring tomato puree, diced tomatoes, garlic, brown sugar, Italian seasoning, basil, and red pepper flakes to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until sauce is thickened, about 30 minutes. Stir olive oil into tomato sauce and simmer until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more.