Basic Pizza Sauce

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San Marzano tomatoes are traditionally used in Neapolitan pizza sauce. We like their balanced sweet-acidic quality.

This recipe goes with Pizza Margherita, Pepperoni Deep-Dish Pizza, Veggie Grilled Pizza

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1/3 cup)

Nutritional Information
Calories:66
Fat:4.7g (sat 0.7g,mono 3.3g,poly 0.6g)
Protein:1.2g
Carbohydrate:6.2g
Fiber:1.4g
Cholesterol:0.0mg
Iron:1.4mg
Sodium:175mg
Calcium:48mg

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  • 6

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (28-ounce) can San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Remove tomatoes from can using a slotted spoon, reserving juices. Crush tomatoes. Stir tomatoes, juices, salt, and oregano into garlic mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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