Homemade Pizza Sauce | With fresh herbs

This pizza sauce is possibly the best pizza sauce recipe you’ll ever find! Made with basic ingredients and fresh herbs, this easy homemade pizza sauce recipe is packed full of the best flavor, making it the perfect base for any of your favorite red sauce pizzas!

Pizza sauce seems to be one of those things. We all know how easy it is to make, how easy it is to store, and that it makes a great addition to almost any homemade pizza night. Yet it’s one of those things that most of us just don’t seem to get around to making.

At least that has long been the case for me. Granted, I don’t actually use pizza sauce on a lot of my pizza recipes.

But still, it was something I would find myself wondering about every time I stood spooning marinara sauce onto my homemade pizza crust.  Why didn’t I make my own pizza sauce?

If you don’t know me, then you probably don’t know I have a lot of little unspoken goals for myself. Okay, maybe some of them aren’t so little, like the goal of learning how to make everything I eat from scratch, or at least most of it. 

Every month I try to swap out something new, swap something I usually buy at the store for my own homemade version.

And since I was already making my own homemade sourdough pizza crust, I figured, why don’t I start making my own pizza sauce next?

And so, with my strong will, a can of diced tomatoes, and the potted herbs I had actually managed to keep alive for the whole summer.

I set off to create my own homemade, from-scratch pizza sauce. A few weeks later, I’m happy to report we had success.

I now finally have a good pizza sauce, one I actually like and enjoy putting on my pizzas, almost as much as I enjoy BBQ sauce and garlic butter. 

My easy homemade pizza sauce is perfect for just about any pizza recipe, calls for simple ingredients, the kind you usually have at home already, and tastes far better than anything you’ll find at the store. 

Plus, it’s freezer-friendly and can also double as a dipping sauce if needed!

What Makes Homemade Pizza Sauce Better?

If I haven’t sold you on making your own homemade pizza sauce yet, here are a few great reasons to consider making your own vs buying it from the store. But let me just say, what makes homemade pizza sauce better? Well, pretty much everything!

1. It’s super easy to make. It takes less than 10 minutes to whip up this easy recipe, and as I said, it is freezer-friendly as well. Meaning you can also whip up a batch, freeze it, and have pizza sauce on hand any time you need it. 
2. Homemade Pizza Sauce is better for you. I’m not going to rant about what makes homemade things healthier for you; after all, there are a lot of really great healthy options available these days. But making your own homemade pizza sauce makes it better for you. Because you can easily make it to fit your needs. You can make it sugar-free, 100% gluten-free, and adjust the taste and texture to create your own perfect-for-you sauce!
3. Anything is possible. The main reason I love making food at home is that I can create anything I need or want. This homemade pizza sauce is no exception! You can easily use any of your favorite fresh herbs; you can sub dry herbs too if that’s all you have on hand. You can add additional spices, seasonings, even vinegars, to create the perfect flavor for any pizza!

This easy pizza sauce recipe is also a great place to start if you’re looking to start making your own food at home; it’s a great way to save a little on your weekly grocery budget too, and is a fun and easy way to step up your next pizza night!

How To Make Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce

Makes roughly 2 cups of sauce

Ingredients.

• Can of diced tomatoes
• Can of tomato paste OR  tomato puree
• Olive Oil, I like to use extra virgin olive oil
• Garlic powder
• Onion Powder
• Sugar
• 1 spring each of fresh thyme, fresh oregano, and fresh rosemary. Feel free to add more or less to suit your taste!
• 3-4 leaves of fresh sage
• 3-4 leaves of fresh basil
• Sea Salt
• White Pepper, you can also use black pepper.
• Water, as needed.

Directions.

In a blender(you can also use a food processor or immersion blender), combine the diced tomatoes and tomato paste and blend until you have a smooth puree, adding water as needed to help it blend easily.

If you prefer your pizza sauce thinner, add additional water until you reach your desired consistency.

Pour the tomato sauce into a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Stir, taste, and adjust the seasoning if needed.

Use it the same as you would any store-bought pizza sauce.

Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Homemade Pizza Sauce can be stored in an airtight container or a jar with a lid in the fridge for up to 1 week. Pizza sauce can also be frozen for longer storage; homemade pizza sauce can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. 

If you don’t have any fresh herbs on hand, you can use dried herbs. On the same note, you can definitely make this easy recipe with fresh tomatoes instead of canned! I don’t have exact measurements to swap, and I would still recommend adding the tomato paste for the best results.

My favorite ways to use this delicious homemade pizza sauce recipe are as the base of my deep dish 4 cheese pizza. Or adding to my homemade sourdough pizza dough and loading it with lots of fresh veggies and fresh mozzarella cheese! But you can easily use this sauce for any of your favorite homemade pizza recipes!

And don’t forget that this pizza sauce is a recipe that is meant to be changed. So be sure to make this recipe your own! The possibilities are truly endless with what you can do with this sauce, but here are a few of my favorite ways to switch things up!

1. Use a variety of tomatoes. If I am making this sauce with fresh tomatoes, I love to use a variety of different tomatoes, in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors!
2. Use fresh garlic and minced fresh onions in place of garlic and onion powder. Or try adding shallots or even green onions!
3. Mix up the herbs and spices. Add any of your favorite fresh or dried herbs, or match them to your pizza toppings! Try adding Italian seasoning or crushed red pepper flakes; you can even add shredded parmesan cheese or infused oils!

Looking For More Easy Pantry Staple Recipes? Be Sure To Check Out These!

Mild Taco Seasoning Recipe

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Simple Syrup Recipe (2:1)

Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix | without buttermilk powder!