Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce
I don’t like Italian food. I know. It’s weird. I’ve almost lost some friends over that little fact. But it’s just not my thing. I think it’s because I don’t like pizza or pasta. Again, weird, right? I’ll eat it, but I don’t get excited about going out for Italian. Or cooking it at home.
Much to Hubby’s delight, I decided to whip up some homemade pizza sauce. We were getting together for a big group and I wanted to make some appetizers that everyone would enjoy. After making this Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce, I decided that I might be able to be swayed about the whole Italian food situation…
As always, I put a LOT of garlic in this sauce. It came out thick and chunky and amazingly flavorful.
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Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce
Making your own pizza sauce at home is so simple and you'll be amazed at the flavor!
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients:
1 (14.5 oz.) can tomato sauce
3 Tbsp tomato paste
4 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 Tbsp dried oregano
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
pinch of cayenne
splash of red wine (optional)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until bubbles begin to rise (and pop) at the surface.
Reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for another 15 minutes.
Serve warm. Store in fridge up to two weeks or freeze to use later.
Recipe adapted from Gimme Some Oven
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Oh can’t wait to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
I like the idea of adding sweet potatoes! It looks very comforting and hearty for a cold winter day.
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I love that this chowder has sweet potatoes in it! That alone ramps it up to a need-to-try-immediately status.
I made it last night! I didn’t have chicken stock, so I used beef stock – still good. The dash of cayenne is great and I loved that it has sweet potatoes! Brought the leftovers for lunch today 🙂 Yummy!
I have never had potato soup with sweet potatoes. It looks awesome! The bacon and cheese on top is definitely a necessity 🙂
Great chowder. I loved the creaminess of it. I added chopped carrots to it, they were a nice addition. I served it vegetarian style, without the bacon on top, and it was still yummy.n
I made this for dinner tonight. The sweet potato is a great addition!