This spaghetti sauce also functions as pizza sauce! I got the recipe from my mother. It can be doubled or tripled in size and is quick and simple to prepare. For diversity, substitute other cheeses and herbs.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- ⅔ cup water
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons red wine
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, wine, sugar, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 245 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 749 mg |
| Sugars | 15 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Best ever!!!! Followed exact recipe.
This is the most delicious pizza sauce I’ve ever tasted. I will never need another.
No time so i made this without cooking. No sugar (we don’t do sweet) and no wine. Used 15 oz can of tomato sauce instead of water. Added 1/4 tsp cayenne because we like the bite. Absolutely terrific according to my pizza expert wife. Maybe I’ll simmer the sauce next time? I don’t have a pizza stone so i always heat the oven to 500, cook the crust a few minutes (3-5) at 450* then add sauce and toppings.
My family and enjoyed it with a homemade pizza
Tastes absolutely amazing! Best sauce I’ve had. Whole family loved it too!
I made it!! didn’t have parmesan or red wine. but added one large onion finely chopped along with the garlic. doubled the dried oregano quantity. had only fresh basil, so added a few leaves finely broken to pieces. rest was as instructed in the recipe. all loved it, the sauce made the vegan pizza a big hit. thank you very much for the recipe
So much better than store bought, you can adjust the spices if you like a stronger flavor. My kids loved it
WAY too sweet for me. As a Marinara Sauce it’s awesome. Needs more of a savory flavor to be a Pizza sauce, IMHO. It is good, just not near what I expected. Omit the sugar and then you have something. I left out the parmesan the second time to get rid of the flavor reminiscent of my childhood “Chef” pizza sauce.
I have made this sauce twice now. Excellent to-go sauce that goes together quickly. Bonus is wine as an ingredient and giving the cook an opportunity to sip a glass while stirring.
I thought it was too sweet otherwise delicious.
This sauce was very good. My husband makes pizza every Sunday night, but had been using jarred sauce. We decided to make our own and chose this recipe. We added a dash of worchestershire sauce. The pizza was delicious,
I really dislike giving a bad review but I really had to doctor this one. My husband gave it a thumbs down soooo, I added additional spices the recipe called for very little, also added a pint of canned Roma tomatoes to change the consistency and strong flavor of the paste. Sorry I couldn’t give a better review
Very good, sweet pizza sauce. Easy to make.
It’s ok in a pinch but it definitely can use something else, it’s pretty basic tasting.
Used red wine vinegar and no cheese (saved it for on top).
I’ve made this recipe several times. I usually make a huge batch and freeze it in 1 cup servings to use later. I’ve used it for pizza sauce and for pasta sauce and I think it works great for both. My husband & son love it for both. It really depends on your taste preferences but I have used it for both pizza and pasta sauce with no complaints. I don’t change anything about the recipe as it is written either. Love it and will continue making it.
I’m surprised by all the average reviews for this sauce. I made it exactly according to the recipe and it was great. Great flavor. Will make again!
Delish. Used for grilled pizza. A big hit!
Very nice, great taste I did make this a second time and added more garlic as we love garlic and hot pepper flakes for a little spice and added Italian seasoning great recipe and a keeper in our house!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This sauce is amazing! Absolutely delicious. I subbed the red wine with sherry because that is what I had on hand. This will be my go to pizza sauce recipe from now on. I had enough for two large pizza’s.
I modified this a bit. I used fresh tomatoes & fresh oregano. I used veggie broth instead of red wine (beef broth is more recommended for a substitute for red wine, but we’re vegetarians …) & for the water.