Ready to make a pizza and need a good sauce. Or maybe you just need a great pizza sauce to serve with your appetizer plate. Either way, this is such an easy sauce to make, and so full of flavor!
Spicy Slow Simmered Pizza Sauce
Recipe by Sheri TomatoPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
30
minutesTotal time
35
minutesThis is such a tasty sauce. You can use is on a pizza or served on the side as a dip for your favorite dipping snack. Pizza logs perhaps, or chicken fingers.
Ingredients
2 TB Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 Med Onion, diced
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Basil
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
28 oz Can crushed tomatoes
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp Sugar
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Heat olive oil in sauce pan for about one minute.
- Add minced garlic, diced onion, oregano, basil, bay leaf and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Add crushed tomatoes, garlic powder, onion powder and sugar.
- Simmer for 30 - 45 minutes, stirring ocassionally.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Either serve or let cool and refrigerate until ready to use. Can be refrigerated in an air tight container for up to 5 days or stored in the freezer in a freezer safe container for 3 months.
Notes
- If you prefer a smoother sauce, you can puree this in the blender after it has cooled.
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