One of the common uses for tomato puree is pizza base. This tomato puree pizza sauce is quick, easy, and packed with simple ingredients for a super flavorful red sauce that requires no cooking and no added sugar. Just pour, stir and enjoy this quick and easy homemade tomato puree pizza sauce! Continue reading for the We Love Pizza recipe. I mean, who doesn't? There's something about how everything comes together with the crust, sauce and toppings. The flavor combinations are endless and always seem to hit the spot. For the past ten years of our marriage, we've had pizza every Friday night *almost* every week. Crust has changed over the years...wheat crust, white wheat crust, sourdough crust, cauliflower crust, coconut flour pizza crust and even almond flour crust Crust is very important to pizza. It holds the pizza together. But the basis of the taste is the sauce. So it was good. Every time we get pizza at a restaurant (or delivery), we ask for extra sauce. Why? Because the sauce is such an important part of the pizza. Pizza doesn't feel like pizza if it doesn't have red sauce (or if the sauce is thin and hard)...don't you agree? Tomato paste is simply pureed and boiled tomatoes. We use tomato puree in this pizza sauce recipe (and in most tomato recipes) for several reasons.
Creates a very rich tomato flavor. Tomato paste (usually) has only one ingredient: tomatoes. Which means no preservatives or added sugars and salts. He's really fat. You can thin it down a bit if you like, but it's really thick for a good pizza sauce. If you only have tomato sauce or diced tomatoes, you can use them. But I would suggest you cook them a bit. Otherwise, the sauce will be too wet. Soggy pizza is definitely not great. This is the tomato paste we use. It is organic and has only one ingredient: "organic tomatoes". We get ours from Costco, but it's available here on Amazon if you prefer to buy it there. Spaghetti sauce is usually thinner and often contains cooked onions. If you're in a pinch, you can put spaghetti sauce on your pizza, but I'd recommend boiling the sauce for a while to thicken it up. If you put watery sauce on your pizza, the crust will become soggy. Definitely not a fan of soggy pizza!!!! Also, pay attention to the ingredients in the spaghetti sauce you use. Lots of added sugars that aren't necessary to make a delicious sauce. Some pizza sauce recipes on the internet use sugar to sweeten. 
In my opinion, when you start with tomato puree, it's already so sweet that there's no reason to use extra sugar. Try it and see what you think. Making pizza for a crowd? No problem. This pizza sauce recipe is easily doubled or tripled. As it is, this recipe will make enough sauce for a very spicy 10" pizza, or a thinner sauce for 2 10" pizzas. If you have extra sauce, you can freeze the extra sauce (see more about this below) or dip your pizza crust in it (like marinara sauce). Can you freeze this pizza sauce? yes Please do. You can easily make a large batch and freeze it in smaller containers so you have pizza sauce when you need it. I like to use these wide-mouth jars. One trick I've found when freezing food in jars is to leave the lid slightly loose so they don't collapse under pressure. Then, when it freezes, you can tighten the lid. It's better to cook pizza from scratch than frozen pizza. YOU choose the ingredients that go in and what stays out. It's MUCH cheaper than going out for pizza. And who doesn't like to save money? Watch this free master class to learn the exact system I used to pay off my debt (including our mortgage) and significantly increase my savings WITHOUT sacrificing the quality of our food. I'm not sure what's better than sitting around the dinner table and enjoying homemade pizza with your family.
Tomato puree - If you only have tomato sauce or fresh tomatoes, you can use those too, but I highly recommend cooking it so it doesn't soften the crust. Oh, and if you want to make a fresh tomato sauce, I highly recommend making those semi-dried tomatoes to get as much flavor and sweetness out of them as possible, then blending them to make a pizza sauce. Dried Oregano and Dried Thyme - You can substitute these two Italian spices or fresh herbs. I would start with half as much if using fresh, then add more as needed. Garlic Powder - You can use granulated garlic or garlic powder. If you only have garlic salt, skip the salt and start with half the amount. Another delicious idea would be to add roasted garlic (yum)! Olive oil - you can replace the olive oil with avocado oil or another oil if you prefer. I tried just adding water, but that might work too. White Vinegar – Feel free to substitute balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar here. Both work equally well. The ingredients for this easy pizza sauce recipe are pantry staples, making it so easy to make your own sauce from scratch. As with any tomato sauce, you can add herbs and spices to your taste, but I like to keep things really simple with pizza sauce. 
Oregano is the only seasoning I use because I love its pizza flavor, but feel free to add garlic powder, basil, or chili or red pepper flakes as well. Tomato puree/Tomato puree. I prefer to use pureed tomatoes, but you can also use whole canned tomatoes (if you can find San Marzano tomatoes, I'd recommend using them). Simply crush the canned tomatoes with your hands or a potato masher. Tomato paste. This is optional, but I like the intense tomato flavor it adds to the finished sauce. Salt. sugar. It's optional, but works well to counteract the acidity of the tomatoes. Dried oregano. You can use any herbs you like, basil is delicious too. I like to use dried herbs in this sauce, which makes it easy to store, but you can also use fresh herbs.
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