Name: Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce; 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp crushed garlic (3–4 cloves); 3/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp sugar or preferred sweetener; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional); 2 tbsp Italian seasoning

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If you’re tired of watery pizza sauce that leaves your crust soggy and your toppings sliding around, you’re in the right place. This Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce is a total game-changer. It’s a no-cook recipe that comes together in under 5 minutes, using pantry staples you probably already have on hand. It’s vegan-friendly, thick, full of rich tomato flavor, and healthier than anything you’ll grab off the shelf at the store.

Whether you’re making pizza on a busy weeknight, feeding hungry teens after school, or prepping for a homemade pizza night with friends, this sauce has your back. It’s bold, flavorful, and won’t let your crust down.

Hand whisking homemade pizza sauce in a glass bowl with herbs and spices

Why This Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce Beats Marinara
Who This Pizza Sauce is Perfect For
Ingredients You’ll Need for This Homemade Pizza Sauce
How to Make Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce at Home
How to Use Your Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce
Storage Instructions for Your No-Cook Pizza Sauce
Optional Tweaks & Flavor Boosts
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Final Thoughts

Why This Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce Beats Marinara

Let’s clear something up—pizza sauce is not marinara. While both are tomato-based, marinara is thinner, cooked, and often used for pasta. This Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce, on the other hand, is made to cling to your pizza dough like it was born to be there. It’s thicker than marinara, richer in taste, and won’t soak your crust into a sad sponge. That’s what makes it the best sauce for homemade pizza.

This thick tomato sauce for pizza gives you that pizzeria-style bite right at home. No stove required. No simmering. Just mix, spread, and enjoy.

Who This Pizza Sauce is Perfect For

Busy parents? Students in tiny kitchens? People trying to eat cleaner? This one’s for you.

This homemade pizza sauce is also a pantry staple pizza sauce, which means you’re pulling ingredients straight from your shelves, not running to the store. It’s a quick pizza sauce recipe that anyone can make—even if you’ve never made anything more complicated than toast.

Bonus: it’s vegan-friendly, gluten-free, and you can swap in a sugar substitute if that’s your thing.

Planning to make pizza for breakfast? This sauce works perfectly for breakfast pizza lovers looking to use a thick, flavorful sauce. Or if you’re layering a lasagna, this pizza sauce also works great layered into a rich, cheesy lasagna. You can even pair this with hearty dishes like Italian meatloaf.

Ingredients You’ll Need for This Homemade Pizza Sauce

Here’s what you need for this no-cook pizza sauce:

1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 tablespoon olive oil for sauce richness
1 tablespoon crushed garlic (about 3–4 cloves)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (or your favorite sugar substitute)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning blend

Every one of these ingredients is working double-time. Tomato paste gives you the thick base, olive oil adds richness, garlic and seasoning blend provide that classic Italian-style pizza sauce flavor, and a pinch of sugar balances the acidity.

How to Make Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce at Home

This is where things get really easy. Here’s how to make pizza sauce at home in just three steps:

Dump all your ingredients into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Whisk until smooth. Seriously, that’s it.
Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed.

No heat. No stovetop. This is a true 5-minute pizza sauce. It’s the sauce without cooking you never knew you needed.

How to Use Your Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce

This thick pizza spread was made for homemade pizza dough, whether you’re rolling it out yourself or using store-bought crust.

But don’t stop there. You can use it as a sauce for thin crust pizza, French bread pizzas, naan pizzas, pita pizzas, even mini bagel pizzas. Or turn it into a dip for mozzarella sticks or cheesy garlic bread.

This sauce also shines in other recipes:

Add it to casseroles
Layer it into lasagna
Use it with calzones or pizza rolls

You can also serve it alongside dips like caramelized onion for a savory flavor combo. And for garlic lovers, this sauce complements creamy garlic dishes well, like our creamy garlic herb chicken.

Storage Instructions for Your No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Making this ahead? Absolutely. Here’s how to store it:

Refrigerator: Store your sauce in an airtight container for up to 5 days. The flavor actually deepens over time, making it even better on day 2 or 3.

Freezer: Pour into freezer-safe zip-top bags and lay flat to freeze. When you’re ready to use, thaw in warm water or overnight in the fridge. Easy food prep time win.

This freezer storage method makes it perfect for batch cooking. You’ll always have sauce ready for pizza night.

Optional Tweaks & Flavor Boosts

Want to jazz it up a bit? Here are a few fun ways to customize your easy & thick pizza sauce:

Add a splash of balsamic vinegar for depth
Stir in smoked paprika for a deeper flavor
Add a pinch of nutritional yeast for a dairy-free cheesy kick
Blend in roasted red peppers for sweetness

You can also top your pizza with quick and healthy pizza toppings like fresh veggies, olives, or arugula. This sauce handles it all.

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Final Thoughts

Here’s the thing—once you try this Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce, you’ll never want to go back to store-bought again. It’s rich, flavorful, crazy simple, and totally fuss-free. Whether you’re hosting a Friday night pizza party, whipping up a quick lunch, or meal-prepping for the week, this sauce fits right into your routine.

It’s more than just a recipe—it’s a go-to, a back-pocket staple, a little kitchen hero. So bookmark it, print it, share it, and most importantly—make it. Your pizzas (and your people) will thank you.

And hey, if you’ve got leftovers, they won’t go to waste. Trust me.

Easy & Thick Pizza Sauce