A rich thick pizza sauce that is easy to make, uses quality ingredients and is full of tomato and fresh herb flavor. Use it as a dipping sauce, it’s delicious with breadsticks.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 – 28 oz. can San Marzano tomatoes crushed with juice
  • 9 oz tomato sauce
  • 4 oz. tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons fresh oregano leaves or 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
  • 1 frozen basil cube** or 3 teaspoons fresh basil chopped
  •  teaspoon black pepper

    Instructions

    • In saucepan saute onion and garlic in olive oil until tender.
    • Stir in remaining ingredients.
    • Simmer for 30 minutes or more for a thick consistency.
    • Stir occasionally.
    • If you want a smooth sauce use a stick blender or a regular blender once the sauce cools.

    Notes

    • ** basil cubes are fresh basil leaves we pulsed in the food processor and froze in oil sprayed ice cube trays. Once the basil freezes we put the cubes in a freezer bag and use them as needed.
    • There is enough sauce to make 3-4 12 inch pizzas depending on how much sauce you like on the pizza.

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