Basic recipes
Pizza sauce basic recipe

A simple, strong pizza sauce for classic pizza, sheet pizza and pizza rolls. Made quickly and much better than when bought ready-made.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Brewing time optional: approx. 10 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per piece · Calculated for 2 pieces.
- Energy
- ≈ 130 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 10.5 g
- Fat
- ≈ 7.5 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 tbsp tomato paste · ≈ 30.0 g
- 1 small clove of garlic · ≈ 3.0 g
- 1 tsp sugar · ≈ 4.0 g
- 1 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 13.65 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 1 can chopped tomatoes (400 g)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 small clove of garlic
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Place the chopped tomatoes in a bowl.
- Add tomato paste, finely chopped or pressed garlic, oregano, sugar and olive oil.
- Mix everything well and season with salt and pepper.
- Use the sauce straight away or let it steep for 10 minutes before topping.





