Friday night is pizza night around here. It will be until my kids (and husband) grow out of the habit. Since we strive to make as many homemade meals as we can to save money, we tend to make our pizzas on pizza night as well. Since we’re located in NJ, there are quite a few pizza joints that we love to order from, but you just can’t beat making your own pizza.
Summer is a great time to start making your own pizzas, since you can make some delectable ones right on the grill. I love to make a few batches of pizza dough, freeze, then thaw the night before pizza night, or when we plan to grill. A grilled pizza is a fun way to keep our Friday tradition going through the warmer months.
If I need a quick snack for the kids, I also make them pizza English muffins. I toast the muffins, spread on the sauce, top with shredded cheese, then microwave for about 30 seconds.
A good pizza needs a good pizza sauce. Here is an easy pizza sauce recipe that we’ve used for years. The best part? This pizza sauce is made from canned tomato paste!
Easy Pizza Sauce (From Tomato Paste)
1 can of tomato paste (6 ounces)
1 cup warm water
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions:
In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients until fully incorporated, about 2 to 3 minutes. Place in a glass container, and let sit for at least 2 hours to overnight before first use.
Once ready to use, stir gently, then spread over pizza dough.
I would also suggest you invest in a pasta maker … you can roll the dough thro and make flatbreads. These freeze well, and you can use all your weekly leftovers as toppings. 😉
Love that tip!
Thank You so much for sharing this, Amiyrah! I’m a huuge pizza lover but somehow I have never made my own pizza sauce. Now I know I’ve been doing wrong the whole time, haha 😀 It’s soo easy & quick I’m gonna try this the next time we have a pizza evening in our house
That just made my day, Bea! I hope this becomes a staple recipe for you and your family.
I also have never made my own pizza sauce and was looking for something to use up rest of tomato paste can when stumbled across your recipe. Definitely giving it a try! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome, Amy!
Great easy recipe. My family loved it. A lot better ingredients than what you buy.
Thanks, Lisa!
Thanks for this recipe! I have never found a jar in the grocery store that I actually really liked.I just made this for tonight. Wish I could tell you how much pizza we have eaten in our house over the last 37 years but I have no idea. Tonight we are making pizza waffles (awesome stuff), I am pretty sure we have found our new forever pizza sauce. It is wonderful without waiting. It must be heavenly after 2 hours or longer.
Oh my goodness, MJ! This just made my day. I’m so glad you loved it.
Amiyrah, not only is this a great pizza sauce. I have been using this since January for pasta sauce. I do however change the seasoning up all the time. Thanks again!
Really? Yay! Thank you for coming back to let us know. I’m so happy this recipe has been a hit for you!
Oh yeah I am going to try it as a marinara sauce too.
Well I gotta say this is awesome pizza sauce I ever taste in my life time I’m huge pizza lover like no one understands me when I try this pizza sauce this will be my pizza sauce thank you so much for your ingredients. Should keep it as family recipe. This is Gold!
Thanks, Ryan!
I know this is an old post but I just found this recipe on Pinterest and made it and its AWESOME!!! I was skeptical about the amount of olive oil but wow, it adds so much flavor! I have a child w food allergies so ANY chance I get to make something affordable, Im on it! Thanks for the great recipe, saving this one forever!
Amiyrah,
“Scrounging” around the kitchen today looking for something to make for supper tonight. I had tomato paste in the pantry and searched Pinterest for recipes. This is perfect, thanks for sharing. I have the bread machine making the pizza dough, your fabulous sauce, frozen meatballs, red bell peppers, onion and cheeses to make a great pizza on the grill.
This is so awesome, Cynthia! I’m so glad the recipe helped!