Name: Authentic Pizza Sauce Recipe (Classic Italian Sauce)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 28oz can of San Marzano tomatoes or Italian peeled whole tomatoes; 10-12 fresh basil leaves; 1 Tbsp kosher salt or fine sea salt

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This authentic pizza sauce recipe is extremely easy to make with only three simple ingredients. Whether you are using homemade pizza dough or storebought you definitely want to make this simple tomato sauce for your next pizza night.

This is our go-to sauce for all of our artisan pizza recipes.

Authentic Pizza Sauce Recipe (Classic Italian Sauce)

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Authentic Italian Pizza Sauce Ingredients

You only need a handful of ingredients to make the best pizza sauce recipe. The key to making the best sauce is not to complicate it. Keep it simple with these three basic ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store:

1 28oz can of San Marzano tomatoes or Italian peeled whole tomatoes
10-12 fresh basil leaves
1 Tbsp kosher salt or fine sea salt

You will also need an immersion blender or food processor.

salt, san marzano canned tomatoes and fresh basil to make pizza sauce

How to Make the Best Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

First, empty the San Marzano canned tomatoes into a bowl. Good quality San Marzanos are the best tomatoes for making the best sauce for your pizza base. We find that these two brands offer the best tomato flavor:

Add the fresh basil leaves to the bowl. Using fresh herbs instead of dried Italian seasoning will provide the best results. We pick the basil from our home garden, but you can get fresh basil at the grocery store.

Lastly, add the salt to this authentic pizza sauce recipe.

Use the immersion blender to blend these three ingredients into a delicious sauce.

You only need to blend until the basil is incorporated into the pizza sauce. Don’t blend too long. The main difference between pizza sauce and marinara sauce is consistency. You don’t want the pizza sauce to become too thin, which is why it only requires these three simple ingredients and a short blend time.

Classic Authentic Pizza Sauce Recipe

That is all you need to do to make this easy homemade pizza sauce recipe. Make sure to use our pizza dough recipe to make the perfect pizza crust.

Now that you have this easy pizza sauce recipe, and a great pizza dough recipe all you need are the rest of your pizza-making essentials. Heat up the pizza oven and grab your fresh mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings to make the best homemade pizza.

Use this authentic pizza sauce for all of your homemade pizza recipes, and store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

Love homemade pizza? Check out this Authentic Margherita Pizza Recipe.