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Pizza Sauce Ingredients

Tomato Sauce

This is our base. Marinara sauce is a tomato sauce. You can roast or cook fresh tomatoes and blend to make your sauce or you can use an already canned tomato sauce. Today I used canned tomato sauce from Walmart.

Onion

Onions provide so much depth of flavor. They are sweet and savory at the same time and although very pungent when raw once cooked they provide a mild base line of flavor to our sauce.

Garlic

I use fresh garlic although garlic powder would work too. The garlic adds another depth of flavor with with bold, spicy aroma. When sauteed with the onion it too becomes less pungent and offers a sort of nutty flavor to our sauce.

Basil

Basil provides a sweet contrast to our acidic tomatoes and pungent onion and garlic. These 4 flavors go so well together the are the base for many different Italian recipes. You can use fresh or dried basil. If you use fresh make sure you mince it well and add double the amount. This recipe calls for 1 tablespoon dried basil or 2 tablespoons fresh basil.

Cayenne Pepper

I love adding a little spice to my tomato sauces. Pepperoni pizza with pepper flakes along with a little cayenne pepper in the sauce is just so good! Depending on how much spice you like you can experiment with the amount of pepper you use. I like just a little spice, and I have kids so I try to stick to the mild side and work my way up. You can also use chili powder or paprika as a substitute.

Molasses (Optional)

I love molasses. A little molasses adds so much flavor and nutrition to our sauce. I tend to make a lot of vegetarian pizzas for my family and this added flavor in the sauce makes it seem like I’m not miss our on anything by not having any meat.

Learn more about the Benefits of Blackstrap Molasses in this article and find enjoy more recipes with blackstrap molasses in them.

How to Make Pizza Sauce

1. Saute Onions and Garlic

Mince the onions and garlic nice and small and saute together. Add a little oil or even just water to the pan to help from sticky. Oil will add and enhance the flavors from the onions and garlic but water works just as well.

2. Add Tomato Sauce, Basil and Cayenne

Pour in the tomato sauce and turn heat to a medium. Add basil and cayenne and stir in. If you like the idea of adding molasses add at this time as well. Let simmer for 10-30 minutes on low. Taste and add salt, pepper or more basil if desired.

3. Store Your Sauce

Let the sauce cool down and then you can use right away or store for later. I usually make enough for about 4 pizza’s but typically only make 2 for our family’s dinner. I either store the sauce in a jar in the refrigerator for about 1 week or you can store in the freezer for up to a year.

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Pizza Sauce

Yield: 4 pizzas

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1, 29oz can of tomato sauce (or 2, 15oz cans)
• 1/2 Onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 Tablespoon dried basil or 2 tablespoon fresh
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 Tablespoon Blackstrap Molasses (optional)

Instructions

1. In a sauce pan, saute onion with garlic with a little bit of oil.
2. Add tomatoes, basil, cayenne and molasses (optional)
3. Let simmer for 10-30 minutes. Enough time to blend the flavors together.
4. Let cool and use right away or store in refrigerator or freezer for another day.

Pizza Or Calzone?

This pizza sauce recipe is also perfect for calzones! Although if you are looking for something a little different with your calzones check out these two recipes.

Spinach & Artichoke Calzone Mushroom & Onion Calzone

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Ingredients for Vegan Pasta Sauce

Tomato Sauce

The base for our sauce is tomatoes. Tomato sauce is a classic, traditional base for pasta sauces. In the late summer I like to can the majority of my tomato sauces and dice tomatoes needs. I am out of my own cans so today I used canned tomato sauce from Walmart. Any tomato sauce will work. Sometimes if I want tomato chunks in my sauce I will add a small can of petite diced tomatoes.

Veggies

Mushrooms, onions, zucchini, spinach and bell peppers all might it in to this recipe. If you don’t like a specific vegetable don’t add it. If you like another vegetable, add it! There’s not always a right or wrong when adding veggies to recipes. With pasta sauce be creative. Artichokes, kale, Pepperoncini would all be great additions…

Herbs & Garlic

Italian herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary can all add deep flavor to our sauce. This is an area that I again encourage creativity. Find the flavor you like best from these Italian herbs and make it the star of your sauce. The other herbs can support you choose lead flavor. Lately I have really enjoyed sage, and I have a lot of it in my garden. So sage and rosemary became my boldest flavors in this recipe. I added an Italian seasoning mix for my supporting flavors.

Garlic is also used for a nice strong flavor. I used fresh garlic but that can also be substituted for garlic powder.

Molasses

Blackstrap molasses is the only molasses I use. It is so rich in nutrients and flavor. From iron to vitamin b, calcium, and copper, magnesium and manganese. So many vital minerals and vitamin are found in molasses that I try to add it to as many recipes as I can. Some recipes its not so good in but it seems to be made for pasta sauce. I can’t even explain how delicious it makes my sauces. When cooking vegan some tend to think you loose a lot of flavor from excluding the meat. I see it as an opportunity to add flavor from different sources making my meal healthier and tasty.

To read more about molasses check out “benefits of blackstrap molasses“.

More Recipes With Blackstrap Molasses:

• Banana Nut Molasses Bread
• Homemade Vegan Chili with Molasses
• Green Spinach & Molasses Smoothie
• Oatmeal Raisin Molasses Cookies

How To Make Vegan Pasta Sauce

Saute Veggies

First step in making sauce is to saute our veggies. With a little oil in your pan first saute the onions. The onions are the most important to get soften before added the liquids (tomato sauce). The onions take the longest to soften so I always add them in first. Next is up to you. I dice my veggies nice and small and sometimes I even grate them for nice fine texture. If you don’t want any chunks in your sauce you can puree the whole sauce once its cooked if you like.

Add Garlic and Herbs

Don’t forget to add the garlic and saute with your vegetables. If you are using garlic powder then just add them in with your herbs. If you are using fresh herbs take the leaves off the stem and mince them nice and small.

Add Tomato Sauce and Molasses

Now you add the base, the tomato sauce and molasses. Mix until combined heat up and taste (without burning your self). Add any need salt or pepper, extra herbs… if you like a little kick to your sauce add some red peppers or paprika.

Let Simmer

Let Simmer for about 10-30 minutes. No need to get it to a full boil but just a light simmer for awhile. Its during the simmering that I usually get my pasta cooked, salad make and table set.

Vegan Pasta Sauce with Molasses

Yield: 1 lbs pasta

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1 zucchini
• 2 15oz cans tomato sauce
• 2-3 tablespoon molasses
• 2 small cloves garlic or 1 large
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Saute all vegetables, starting with the onion.
2. Add herbs and garlic
3. Add tomato sauce and molasses
4. Let simmer for 10-30 minutes
5. Taste test and be creative adding more of your favorite herbs and flavors if needed.
6. Cook pasta according to instructions and serve together.

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