Summary:

This easy tomato sauce only takes minutes to whip up using convenient pantry staples. It's thick and rich, and spreads well on pizza dough.

Pizza Sauce

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Prep: 5

Cook: 5

Yield: 1 serving

INGREDIENTS

▢ 6 tablespoons tomato paste
▢ 1/2 cup water
▢ 1 tablespoon dry minced onion
▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
▢ 1/2 teaspoon dried basil and/or dried oregano
▢ 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
▢ 1/4 teaspoon table salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Make Sauce: Stir together all ingredients in small saucepan over medium-low heat until tomato paste fully dissolves, a few minutes. Adjust consistency or spices as desired (Note 1).
Serve: Use immediately (Note 2) or refrigerate in airtight jar.

NUTRITION

Makes 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving (1 cup):

Calories 90 (5% from fat)
Total Fat 1g	1%
Saturated Fat 0g	1%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 640mg	27%
Net Carb 17g
Total Carb 21.5g	7%
Dietary Fiber 4.5g	18%
Sugars 12g
Protein 5g

Vitamin A 30% · Vitamin C 36% · Calcium 5% · Iron 19%

PHOTOS

scooping up pizza sauce with wooden spoon

NOTES & TIPS

(1) Adjustments. For a thinner sauce, stir in extra water. For a thicker sauce, simmer until desired consistency is reached. For more flavor, stir in extra herbs to taste.

(2) Usage. Use pizza sauce on homemade almond flour crust or cauliflower crust, add to meaty dishes like chicken cacciatore, use it as a sauce for calzones or mozzarella sticks, or incorporate it in any soup that uses tomato sauce or purée.

(3) Pizza Sauce vs. Tomato Sauce. Both sauces are very similar — pizza sauce tends to be thicker since it needs to be spreadable over a crust. Tomato sauce can be thick or thin, and is used in a variety of dishes from pastas to curries to chili.