Description
This Homemade Pizza Sauce bursts with irresistible flavor, featuring fresh garlic and crushed tomatoes. A quick and easy addition to your meals, it’s perfect for pizza nights or pasta dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the grated garlic and sauté for 2 minutes until fragrant, stirring frequently.
- Stir in the dried oregano and crushed red pepper flakes; cook for 1 more minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and sprinkle in the sugar, reducing the heat to low.
- Allow the sauce to simmer for 20 minutes until it thickens.
- Stir in the unsalted butter and season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Cool the sauce to room temperature before using.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the spices to suit your taste preferences.
This sauce can be refrigerated for up to a week or frozen for later use.
For a richer flavor, consider adding a splash of red wine while simmering.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg