Easy Pizza Sauce

A pizza with tomato pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Simple and delicious, this easy takeaway style tomato pizza sauce recipe will take you just a couple of minutes to prepare. You can combine it with this pizza dough recipe and follow this guide to making takeaway quality pizza at home!


Are you looking for a reliable takeaway style tomato pizza sauce recipe? This no-cook sauce is one I turn to time and again for pizza night. Above all, the rich tomato flavour is the star of the show here, as it should be. While the recipe is simple, most importantly, the results are delicious.

Ingredients For Easy Pizza Sauce

For this takeaway style tomato pizza sauce, I use crushed tomatoes / passata rustica. The thick texture is perfect for pizza and it also works well in pasta sauces.

  • Crushed Tomatoes: I use Cirio brand Passata Rustica.
  • Other Ingredients: Garlic Powder, Dried Oregano, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Olive Oil

How To Make Easy Pizza Sauce

When I say this tomato pizza sauce recipe is easy, I really mean it. The ingredients are simply combined in a bowl and the sauce is ready to use. It takes just a minute or two to prepare, but you can also make it ahead of time for convenience, and a little added flavour.

I hope you enjoy this pizza sauce recipe. If you try it, let me know in the comments below how it went!

4 from 1 vote
A pizza with tomato pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Easy Pizza Sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
 
Course: ingredient
Cuisine: American, Italian American
Keyword: pizza, sauce, pizza sauce
Ingredients
  • 680 grams crushed tomatoes (see notes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • Pinch black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, add the crushed tomatoes, garlic powder, dried oregano, sea salt, black pepper and olive oil. Mix well. Cover and set aside in the fridge until needed (remove the pizza sauce from the fridge 1 hour before use).

  2. Sauce will keep well in a covered container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

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Front cover of The Takeaway Secret book showing a burger and fries.

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2 thoughts on “Easy Pizza Sauce

  1. 4 stars
    I like my sauce a bit thicker & sweeter so I also add 4 spoonful’s of Tomato Purée and 1 level spoonful of brown sugar.

    I use exactly the same Cirio sauce as you do.

    I also put the sauce on a low simmer for about 10mins before allowing to cool for a few hours before using.

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