Crock-Pot Pizza Sauce Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between tomato sauce and pizza sauce? ›

Tomato sauce is similar to pizza sauce, but they are not the same. The main difference between tomato sauce for pasta and pizza sauce is that pasta sauce is cooked in the preparation of the sauce and pizza sauce is an uncooked tomato sauce that cooks along with the pizza.

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Don't Cook the Sauce!

If you'd like a thicker sauce, strain the tomatoes from their juices before blending.

This simple red sauce for pizza uses canned tomato sauce, fresh garlic, salt, and dried herbs to make enough sauce for 3-4 medium pizzas or one focaccia pizza. No cooking required! I make homemade pizzas from scratch all the time. They're one of my favorite easy dinners.

Pizza sauce tends to be somewhat simpler in terms of ingredients. While both feature tomatoes in one form or another, a pizza sauce's add-ins are often limited to things like garlic, oregano, basil, and olive oil.

Each quarter cup serving provides 20 percent of your daily vegetables, giving you a sauce that's as nutritious as it is tasty. Just spread Prego sauce over your favorite pizza crust and add toppings for a quick, family-pleasing meal.

Plum tomatoes are ideal for making pizza sauce. Actually, the best tomatoes for pizza sauce are ones below Mt. Vesuvius' soil outside Naples in San Marzano, Italy. But, since everyone doesn't live around Vesuvius, canned San Marzano tomatoes are available in the supermarket.

What is the best cheese to use for homemade pizza? ›

Traditional pizza sauce is made with a base of tomatoes and spices like garlic, onion, basil, and oregano. You might think that this makes a pizza simple or boring, but this isn't the case. There are so many varieties and recipes for it that you'll never get bored of this meal!

You can buy your tomatoes crushed or crush them yourself. You can add basil or dried oregano, and I do, but really, it's minimal. Again, New York-style pizza sauce is not cooked. I believe sauce is sweet enough without adding sugar, but I can't say that no popular shop adds sugar.

If you don't keep garlic salt on hand, substitute an extra ¼ teaspoon garlic powder and ½ to 1 teaspoon sea salt. Granulated sugar. This can be omitted, or you can substitute honey. However the sugar enhances the flavor of the tomatoes and cuts the “bite” of the sauce.

While the cost can vary based on the quality of ingredients and their availability, it's generally possible to control expenses by selecting affordable options. If you use the most affordable ingredients, homemade pizza sauce costs about half the price to make as even the cheapest store-bought pizza sauce.

I DO NOT recommend substituting tomato sauce for the tomato paste, because it has a higher water content. If you like a bit of heat, you could add some red pepper flakes. Just make sure to taste it and make it your own. Add more sweetness, a bit of spice, a bit of salt, whatever you think it needs!