Perfect Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe for Under a Dollar!

You can make this easy homemade pizza sauce recipe at home in no time! You probably have most of the ingredients on hand already, and it will only cost you about a dollar.

Do you buy some things at the grocery store that you know you could make yourself for cheaper, but you can’t resist the convenience? I am definitely guilty of this. My biggest money wasters are bagged salads. I know I can get bunches or spinach leaves or hearts of romaine lettuce and wash and cut them myself, but I can never resist being able to just pour salad right into the bowl. What are some of your favorite convenience items?

Pizza sauce used to be another thing I would buy at the grocery store without thinking anything about it. It was actually my pickiness that inspired me to try making my own, not my desire to save money. Most jarred pizza sauces are a bit sweet, and I don’t like that one bit. I want my sauce to be strong and tangy, so I set out to create the flavor I wanted myself.

As it turns out, pizza sauce is really easy to make as you will see in this recipe! The only thing I had to buy for this recipe was a can of tomato paste, and everything else was already in my kitchen. There is almost always one brand of tomato paste on sale for around 50 cents a can, which is way less of an investment than a $4 jar of pizza sauce that will likely be too sweet anyway.

This is my go-to pizza sauce recipe for dishes like Skinny Stromboli or Pizza Sliders. I hope it will become a favorite at your house too!

Perfect Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

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You can make this easy, inexpensive pizza sauce recipe at home in no time!

• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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• 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 1/2 c. water
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes optional

 

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Instructions

1. Stir all ingredients together until smooth and well combined.
2. Use in any recipe that calls for pizza or marinara dipping sauce!

 

Notes

You can make this recipe ahead and store in your refrigerator for at least five days. The flavor will be better if you can make it at least a half hour before using.

• Author: Andi
• Prep Time: 5
• Cuisine: Italian

 What will you put that pizza sauce on? Here are some tasty ideas!