This Copycat Pizzeria Pizza Sauce Recipe tastes like it came from your favorite pizzeria. It’s SO easy to make, all you need is 5 minutes and a blender!
I don’t know about you, but my family has a designated pizza night every week. For us it’s Fridays. We either order takeout from our favorite pizzeria or I make pizza from scratch. Over the years I’ve been playing around with this Pizza Sauce Recipe, and I think I finally nailed it!
This sauce tastes so fresh, has a great texture, and it tastes like it came from your favorite pizzeria! The secret to my sauce is that I use canned whole tomatoes and I DON’T cook it! I just blend it up and ladle it onto my favorite pizza!
Things I love about this Recipe:
- It’s made completely in the blender.
- It takes 5 minutes or less to make.
- It’s a no-cook recipe.
- It tastes like the pizza sauce from your favorite pizzeria!
This sauce will work well in this Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese recipe and in this Pizza Spaghetti recipe.
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Copycat Pizzeria Pizza Sauce Recipe Notes:
- When I make this recipe I like to make a double batch and freeze the rest. I divide the pizza sauce among small freezer-safe containers. This way I just pull what I need from the freezer when I need it.
- This sauce will keep for up to 6 months in the freezer. Just defrost it in the refrigerator overnight and give it a good stir before using.
- This sauce will keep for up to 1 week in the refrigerator when kept in an airtight container. Just give it a quick stir before using!
- If you love garlic, then add an extra clove to the recipe below!
- This pizza sauce is also great for my Pizza Rolls recipe!
- Make this sauce for my Perfect Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipe!
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Copycat Pizzeria Pizza Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 28- ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil I prefer robust EVOO
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Drain tomatoes in a fine mesh strainer and place drained tomatoes into a blender, discarding drained liquid.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend on high until completely combined about 30 seconds.
- Use the sauce in your favorite pizza recipe or place in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition
Makes about 1.5 cups of homemade sauce.
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Marie
January 3, 2018 at 8:43 PMOur pizza night is usually on Fridays too! Great pizza sauce recipe! LOVE that it only takes 5 minutes to make. No need to buy the pre-made stuff anymore.
Jillian
January 4, 2018 at 7:10 AMExactly, plus it’s freezer-friendly so you make a ton in advance!
Natalie
January 3, 2018 at 10:45 PMThis sauce looks delicious and so easy to make! Can’t wait to try it.
Jillian
January 4, 2018 at 7:10 AMIt really is super easy!
Michelle
January 4, 2018 at 12:53 AMHomemade is the best, and I love the ingredients in this! Absolutely perfect. Yum. pizza night is due!
Jillian
January 4, 2018 at 7:09 AMThank you!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
January 4, 2018 at 2:30 AMThat sauce looks delicious. I’ll definitely be giving your sauce a try next time we have homemade pizzas
Jillian
January 4, 2018 at 7:09 AMThank you!
Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated
January 4, 2018 at 4:20 AMI love making pizzas from scratch, but I normally forget all about the sauce! Definitely going to use your recipe next time.
Jillian
January 4, 2018 at 7:09 AMI hope you enjoy!
Dayna Jankowski
January 4, 2018 at 12:59 PMI love Pizza! This sauce looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it 🙂
Jillian
January 5, 2018 at 6:18 AMThank you! 🙂
Andrea
January 6, 2018 at 5:50 PMDo you think you can us this sauce as a spaghetti sauce too?
Jillian
January 8, 2018 at 7:04 AMYou could but it would be a little thin. I would mix this sauce with a 4oz can of tomato paste and double the herbs and garlic in the recipe above.
Andrea
January 8, 2018 at 4:27 PMThank you for your quick responds, I love a thin sauce for spaghetti
Jillian
January 9, 2018 at 3:02 AMNo problem. Enjoy! 🙂
Daniele
February 7, 2018 at 3:02 AMHow many pizza’s will this sauce cover? Thanks
Jillian
March 22, 2018 at 11:40 PMThis sauce will cover 2 14-inch pizzas.
Jeff Moody
March 11, 2018 at 6:12 AMMy daughter wanted to make homemade pizza with he daddy. This is when I came across this recipe and tried it with minor adjustments. I left out the wine and I used garlic powder instead of a clove. Why? Because this is what I had. This was so easy and VERY delicious. This will be our only pizza sauce for now on. Thanks for sharing.
Jillian
March 22, 2018 at 9:48 PMJeff, I am SO glad you enjoyed the sauce. It’s so simple and literally tastes like it came from a pizzeria! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Ted Simerson
March 31, 2018 at 10:46 AMJillian,
I have never tried homemade pizza before. I saw your recipe and it looked so good I had to give it a try. I was amazed at the results, they were delicious. The crust and sauce had the best taste you could ask for. Thanks for posting it.
Jillian
May 9, 2018 at 6:51 PMTed, Thanks SO much for stopping by. Your comment truly made my day! I’m so glad you loved this pizza recipe! 🙂
Mike
April 14, 2018 at 12:37 PMMade this tonite and it was great. I’ll have to admit that I added an extra clove of garlic as I love it. Thanks for sharing.
Jillian
April 25, 2018 at 4:22 AMI’m so glad you liked the recipe. In all honesty if I was just making this pizza sauce for just myself then I’d load it up with garlic, too! 🙂
Daniel
April 14, 2018 at 9:50 PMTurned out great! My only addition was a few chopped leaves of fresh basil. Used the sauce fresh, and after being frozen for a few weeks. I honestly think that it was better after being frozen. My grandmother always said that her spaghetti sauce was better after being frozen for a while, and I guess the same is true here! Thank you for the recipe. Also, use San Marzano tomatoes people!! It sounds so cliche, but it really does make the difference.
Jillian
May 9, 2018 at 6:56 PMYum, basil would be delicious! And I agree, I like the sauce more after it’s been frozen–the flavors really get a chance to meld together!
Stephanie Houle
April 20, 2018 at 8:54 AMHands down the best pizza sauce I’ve ever had! I made this sauce a couple of weeks ago but I forgot to print the recipe. I just spent an hour looking for it…..saving to favorites so I don’t lose it again. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Jillian
April 25, 2018 at 4:20 AMI’m so glad you love it! I make it almost weekly at my house!
Juju
May 11, 2018 at 10:58 AMI do not like olive oil. Could I use vegetable oil instead?
Jillian
May 16, 2018 at 4:59 AMYes, you can use vegetable oil.
Jiten
May 15, 2018 at 5:17 PMHi I’ve been so excited to try this recipe and finally got a chance today. The taste was superb! But mine looked very different. After blending, it looked like soup…how did you get yours to look chunky like that? I used a ninja auto iq blender. Thanks!
Jillian
May 16, 2018 at 4:55 AMHi! By chance did you dump the entire can of tomatoes into the blender instead of draining them?
Jiten
May 16, 2018 at 5:38 AMNo I drained for about 5 minutes, should I have drained for longer? And when you drain, do you let it passively drain or are you pushing down gently with a spoon to accelerate? I did the latter.
Jillian
May 21, 2018 at 7:24 PMI don’t let them passively drain. I use a spoon or give them a good shake while in the strainer so all that goes into the blender are the tomatoes.
E
May 27, 2018 at 7:32 PMI tried this pizza sauce recipe today and my family loved it!! The perfect tasting,fast,very flavorful sauce,can’t wait to make the next pizza
Jillian
June 1, 2018 at 6:53 PMI’m so glad you and your family love it! 🙂
Ben
September 8, 2018 at 8:43 PMI found it better to double everything except the tin of tomato’s and the olive oil.
Pizza sauce needs a super strong flavour for the taste to come through when combined with the pizza base and toppings.
Kim
September 14, 2018 at 6:26 AMI don’t often take the time to review recipes but this sauce is THE BEST. Simple, fresh-tasting, and EASY to make. I don’t think I’ll ever make any other sauce. This lives up to my NJ pizza standards!
Jillian
September 16, 2018 at 5:17 PMKim, I’m so glad you loved the pizza sauce! I completely understand the high pizza standards of the northeast from living back east myself!
Joseph Rabor
November 5, 2018 at 2:01 AMMy Parents came from Italy back in the sixties and opened 3 pizzerias. Sadly after they sold the business, at the time I was in my teens I went to work for a few upper westside joints. Of course, the recipes vary from place to place, however, the main integrant was never, ever cook the sauce. Yours has a little more than most but the flavor is there. I am gonna share a little secret with ya, shhh don’t tell anyone. When we made the Sicilian pizza on the pre-bake (cause the dough is too thick) we added small diced onions on top of the sauce, took it out the oven let it rest and then when an order came we added the motz, whatever toppings then baked till cheese melted.
Jillian
November 6, 2018 at 5:45 PMOh YUMMMM! I’m so going to try your tip the next time I make Sicilian pizza! Thank you!
Dayna
April 17, 2019 at 11:12 AMI love this pizza sauce! Great for all pizzas!