This No-Cook Easy Pizza Tomato Sauce literally takes 5 minutes to mix up. It tastes much better than any pizza sauce you can buy in the store, and it’s less expensive. The recipe includes step-by-step photos and lots of tips.
5 Minutes Homemade Easy Pizza Sauce Highlights
Pizza is one comfort food that always hits the spot, and as I’ve said before, we make pizza almost every weekend at home. Today, I am sharing the best pizza sauce recipe I have tried!
My kids literally jump for joy when I declare that it’s “pizza night”, especially because they have so much fun helping me make the dough and the pizza sauce. It’s our DIY weekend project. And let me tell you, my friends, this NO COOK Easy Pizza Sauce recipe has made my life much easier and helped me save money. Double win!
You’ll never believe how easy making a from-scratch fresh tomato pizza sauce is. With just a handful of ingredients and a stir, you’ll have a flavorful and delicious homemade pizza sauce on hand. This pizza sauce is freezer-friendly and perfect to make ahead, so you can even make a large quantity of sauce and freeze small portion sizes for easy future use.
So declare “pizza night” and try this game-changer homemade pizza sauce recipe.
Ingredients You’ll Need
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Ingredients Notes & Substitutions
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- Tomato sauce: Make sure your tomato sauce has no added salt, herbs, or spices.
- Herbs: Dried oregano and basil. These herbs pack a punch of flavor. You can also add other herbs, such as thyme and rosemary, if you want.
- Seasonings: Garlic powder and onion powder.
- Salt and black pepper: I prefer kosher salt (or sea salt). If you only have table salt handy, I recommend reducing the amount to half.
- Sugar: I think a little pinch of sugar enhances the flavor of the tomatoes, but I feel left out for a sugar-free version.
Step By Step Recipe Photo Tutorial
Only One Step…Mix All the Ingredients!
This pizza sauce is ready to use as soon as it’s mixed—no cooking needed! Mixing it up in a medium bowl takes minutes.
Recipe Tips
Canned tomato sauce is just great for making homemade pizza sauce, but make sure no salt, spices, or herbs have been added. Some people make it with fresh tomatoes, but I find it watery for my taste.
If you only have canned whole tomatoes, you can toss them in your blender or food processor to make a sauce! My favorite is San Marzano tomatoes.
This batch makes enough to cover four 12-inch pizzas, depending on how much sauce you add to each pizza.
This sauce can be used on pizza, in calzones, or as a dipping sauce for stromboli or mozzarella sticks.
Variations
- Heat. If you like the heat, you can add red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to your taste.
- Consistency. If you like it on the thicker side, try adding about 2 to 4 Tablespoons of tomato paste. I’d add 1 Tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is met. The tomato paste will add a bolder flavor, but it tastes just as delicious!
- Fresh herbs. Use fresh basil, oregano, minced garlic, and onion for a bolder flavor.
Storing & Freezing Instructions
Store: Refrigerate unused sauce for up to a week.
Freeze: You can freeze any extra pizza sauce for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
This batch makes about 4 cups of sauce, enough to cover four 12-inch pizzas; of course, it will depend on how much sauce you add to each pizza.
This sauce freezes beautifully. Simply place it in a zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator before using.
Pizza sauce typically does not need to be cooked, which helps to add a fresh and strong tomato flavor to the pizza.
Pizza sauce usually has a smoother consistency and a fresher and stronger tomato flavor than pasta sauce. But if making this super easy 5-minute pizza sauce is not an option, you can use marinara sauce. If your pasta sauce is too chunky, blend it a bit in your blender or food processor to remove the big chunks.
My Favorite Pizza Dough
My Homemade Pizza Dough recipe is easy to make, has simple ingredients, and tastes great. Perfect for a crispy and chewy crust.
Recipe Card
No-Cook Easy Pizza Tomato Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 32 oz (908 g) tomato sauce (no added salt)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon powdered garlic
- 1 teaspoon powdered onion
- 1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt (see notes for table salt)
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Important
You can find step-by-step photos above in the post and/or right here on the recipe card. They’ll walk you through the process and make everything super clear! Just click the camera icon button below on the right to show or hide them. Turn them off before printing if you prefer a cleaner copy!
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix until well combined.
- Taste and add additional salt and pepper to taste, if necessary.
- Spread out on pizza dough and add desired toppings. Bake according to dough directions. Or store for later use.
- Heat. If you like the heat, you can add red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to your taste.
- Consistency. If you like it on the thicker side, try adding about 2 to 4 Tablespoons of tomato paste. I’d add 1 Tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is met. The tomato paste will add a bolder tomato flavor, but it still tastes just as delicious!
- Fresh herbs. Use fresh basil, oregano, and minced garlic and onion for a bolder flavor.
- Canned tomatoes are just great for making homemade pizza sauce, but make sure to use tomatoes with no added salt, spices, or herbs.
- This batch makes enough to cover four 12-inch pizzas; of course, it will depend on how much sauce you add to each pizza.
I appreciate your feedback, and it helps others, too!
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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Originally posted in April 2017, the post content was edited to add more helpful information, no change to the recipe in August 2022.
not bad!
Hello Iliyan! Glad you liked it! 😊
Can I use the sauce on pasta?
Hello Barbara! You can but I would recommend to simmer it for 15-20 min before adding to the pasta. Thanks for your interest in my recipe. Please come back and let me know how you like it =)
We were looking for a pizza sauce that we could make with what we had on hand: tomato sauce. This was perfect and tasted good on our chaffel pizzas.
Hello Debby! I am glad you liked it. Thanks so much for trying my recipe and for taking the time to come back and let me know!
This is a great pizza sauce recipe. I have been looking for a good homemade one for a long time and they are either too tangy or too sweet. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Hello Teri! Thanks so much for your feedback and for trying my recipe.
i tried this recipe yesterday and my family loved it..thanks
Thanks for trying this recipe, Mark! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!