Homemade Pizza Sauce Made Lighter

Ingredients

• 28 ounce canned tomatoes crushed canned
• 0.3 cup carrots coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 6 cloves garlic peeled
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 1 tablespoon herb seasoning dried italian
• 29 ounce tomato purée canned

Equipment

• food processor
• sauce pan

Directions

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.
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.