Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter Recipe

Place green bell pepper carrot and garlic cloves into a food processor and pulse a few times until the vegetables are very finely chopped.

Transfer chopped vegetables into a large saucepan. Stir in tomato puree crushed tomatoes Italian seasoning basil and red pepper flakes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until sauce has thickened about 30 minutes. Stir in olive oil and simmer 1 to 2 more minutes. Sauce may be refrigerated up to 1 week.