San Marzano Pizza Sauce

5 from 5 votes

This homemade pizza sauce will make any pizza restaurant-quality! The sauce is so easy and quick to make, freezes well, and only requires 5 ingredients.

Servings cups

Prep 5 mins

Cook 30 mins

Total 35 mins

Course : Side Dish

Cuisine : Italian

Author : Cambrea Gordon

Equipment

blender

Ingredients

5 garlic cloves, smashed
1 shallot, chopped
28 ounce can San Marzano whole tomatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon sugar
1 ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F/205 C.
Smash the garlic and roughly chop the shallot.
5 garlic cloves, smashed, 1 shallot, chopped
Combine the tomatoes, smashed garlic, shallot, salt, pepper, sugar, and Italian seasoning in a 9 inch cast iron skillet, dutch oven, or oven-proof baking pan.
28 ounce can San Marzano whole tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon sugar, 1 ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning
Bake the sauce for 30 minutes, or until the sauce is thick and has reduced.
Transfer the sauce to a blender and blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
Makes 3 cups of sauce. Store the sauce in a sealed container or jar in the fridge for 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months!

Notes

Step by step process photos are provided above, in the body of this post.

storage

Fridge: Store the sauce in the fridge for 5 days in a sealed container.
Freezer: This recipe freezers very well! You can store it in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can defrost the sauce in the fridge overnight before using it!