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Easy, no-cook, homemade pizza sauce made in one minute with simple, whole ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
I don’t buy pizza sauce from the store anymore and haven’t for some time now as I have discovered how easy it is to make a no-cook, homemade pizza sauce. Making it yourself also tastes far better and only takes about 1 minute to make!
Red sauce takes a bit longer at 10 minutes if you prefer a marinara.
My reasons for avoiding organic pizza sauce in cans is very clear cut. The BPA issue with cans is a big one. A recent study has demonstrated that exposure to BPA, a known endocrine-disrupting chemical, from canned foods may be a whole lot higher than even drinking water from plastic bottles!
Even BPA free cans have health issues.
My reason for avoiding organic pizza sauce even if in glass jars is because that nasty ingredient citric acid seems to be in every single brand of pizza sauce I’ve ever examined! Some brands even add sugar.
Citric acid is a hidden source of MSG and I do whatever I can to avoid this dangerous additive for myself and my family. MSG damages the hypothalamus part of the brain stem. (1)
The hypothalamus is the Master Controller of the endocrine system. You don’t want anything messing with your hypothalamus as this can cause serious metabolism issues. Rats fed MSG get morbidly obese, for example.
From a frugality standpoint, buying pizza sauce doesn’t make sense either. Why pay the premium for pizza sauce when you can make your own in a matter of seconds?  Making your own tastes fresher too and is an easy cooking step that your kids can do for you while you are preparing the rest of the family meal.
Homemade Pizza Sauce
Below is the homemade pizza sauce recipe I use when I’m in a hurry. It is no-cook, which makes it even faster and easier.
Prep Tip
The key to this homemade pizza sauce recipe is excellent quality olive oil. Â If you are less than satisfied with the taste of yours, check my Resources page for suggested brands of healthy fats for where to source a light, buttery olive oil for all your homemade sauces and dressings.
This is a great cooking lesson for an elementary school-age child to attempt. Learning to measure the right amount of ingredients for the homemade pizza sauce and simple mixing is all that it takes!
Lunchbox Idea
Spread this easy homemade pizza sauce on sourdough English muffins or sourdough bagels and melt some mozzarella or provolone cheese on top for a fast and nutritious lunch.
Try on a Homemade Crust
Here are four pizza crust recipe suggestions to try with this homemade sauce once you’ve whipped some up.
Easy One-Minute Pizza Sauce
One minute, no cook pizza sauce that can be whipped up with whole ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
Ingredients
- 1 cup tomato paste preferably organic
- 2 Tbl extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dried basil preferably organic
- 1 tsp dried oregano preferably organic
- 1/2 tsp thyme preferably organic
- 1 garlic clove preferably organic
- 2 tsp onion powder preferably organic
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
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Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. That’s it! You’re done
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Refrigerate any leftovers. This easy pizza sauce will last a week in the refrigerator.
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karen
HI. i do my own pizza sauce with whole tomatoes – no cooking – in the blender. I would do this before purchasing paste. It isnt as thick but that doesnt matter. I took this from a chef’s tip about just chopping up tomatoes and spreading on the crust, to within 1/2 inch of the edge, with what ever additions you want. Frankly i think it tastes better!
Mark Stifler
how about if I use some fresh tomatoes..is that would be okay or it would affect to the taste of the sauce itself?
Sarah
Of course you can use fresh tomatoes, but then it wouldn’t be “one minute pizza sauce”. The point is that you are using already cooked, organic jarred tomatoes. Using fresh tomatoes you would have to cook the tomatoes and make the sauce yourself and that would take at least 20 minutes.
tony
also be aware that dried herbs have been found to be adulterated with all sorts of other things, and some are irradiated.
thegrocer.co.uk/buying-and-supplying/food-safety/food-fraud-tests-reveal-25-of-dried-oregano-is-adulterated/522104.article
Sarah
Yes this is true which is why you need to know your source and buy organic as organic herbs are not irradiated.
If you wish to use fresh, by all means do so. Substitute 1 TBL of fresh herbs for the dried as desired.
Melissa
Mine came out super salty. Added 2 more jars of tomato paste made it right. Pretty sure i measured right. Did Anyone else have this problem?
Jane Metzger
28 Dollars for 7 ounces of tomato paste! I don’t think so.
Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist
It’s a case of tomato paste jars. Also, you can find them for $1.99 each at many healthfood stores 🙂
Kelly McGovern Lu via Facebook
Doesn’t the tomato paste come in a can too though? Or are there other ways to buy tomato paste?
Sarah
Where have you been able to find tomato paste without being stored in a BPA lined tube or in a BPA can? Even the organic brands are in BPA lined cans and tubes.
Linda Baldock
The tomato sauce Sarah recommends is packaged in a glass jar. You can purchase a case of 12 jars for around $40.00 from Amazon.com.
Andrew
Just so you know, MSG is actually a naturally occurring chemical in a few types of vegetables, including peas, and you guessed it, tomatoes. Citric acid on the other hand, does not contain, nor is a form of MSG. Hence why nobody warns people about the health risks of “eating oranges”.
You’re correct in that canned tomatoes are a source of MSG, but citric acid is not the culprit.
Source: MSG intolerance.
Frederica Huxley
It is my understanding that the MSG in vegetables is not an isolate and is completely different from the manufactured product. Also the citric acid in processed foods is a manufactured product from corn, and again is an isolate. There is a world of difference in the way that the body processes natural MSG and natural citric acid.
Renee
Excellent & easy.
Roy chen
Sarah,
I often enjoy reading your posts, however, I must clarify something… you stated, and I quote:
“Citric acid is a hidden source of MSG and I do whatever I can to avoid this dangerous additive for myself and my family. MSG damages the hypothalamus part of the brain stem. The hypothalamus happens to be the Master Controller of the endocrine system. You don’t want anything messing with your hypothalamus as this can cause serious metabolism issues (rats fed MSG get morbidly obese, for example).”
Now, being from China I must tell you that consuming MSG for Asians is the same as Rice and Beans for Caribbeans. We consume it every day for everything. I am 46, I am very healthy, my friends and family members are also healthy as the norm. I have 2 siblings, all three of us are post college graduates with above average IQ. I don’t know of ANY person in my circle of Asian friends who happens to have any problems with the hypothalamus part of the brain; Furthermore, no one in my immediate family or circle of friends are “morbidly obese”. I would know more than any of the so called “studies” since I have consumed MSG my whole life and not just for some “double blind test”. Maybe my family, friends and myself are the “lab rats” who just happened to survive!