Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

I say replace sugar with carrots in any tomato recipe. Additional veggies are a sneaky way to get them into the kids. Add olive oil near end of cooking to preserve its flavor.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 20

Yield: 10 cups

Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter

Ingredients

1 green bell pepper

coarsely chopped - or more to taste

¼ cup coarsely chopped carrot

6 cloves garlic

peeled

1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 tablespoon dried Italian herb seasoning

1 teaspoon dried basil

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

3 tablespoons olive oil

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Pizza

Directions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Nutritional Information

Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter

Servings Per Recipe:20

Calories: 50.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.5g 3%

Carbohydrates: 7.5g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 2.2g

Fat: 2.3g 4%

Saturated Fat: 0.3g 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 823.8IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.3mg 10%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 13.3mg 22%

Folate: 11.4mcg 3%

Calcium: 28.5mg 3%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 19.2mg 7%

Potassium: 319.9mg 9%

Sodium: 215.3mg 9%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 20.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.