Canned Pizza Sauce Recipe
This is my favorite pizza sauce to can for spaghetti, pizzas, and anything you'd use pasta sauce in! It's truly better than the Preggo, store-bought stuff!
Equipment
- 1 24 quart kettle, (or canner)
- 1 6-quart pot, (for making pizza sauce or use the 24-quart kettle and just wash it before water bath canning)
Ingredients
- 4 liters tomato juice*, see notes
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, (1 T heaping minced)
- 1 onion
- 24 oz tomato sauce
- 28 oz tomato paste
- 5 tsp dried basil
- 5 tsp dried parsley
- 2 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 5 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 5 tsp Italian seasoning
- 5 tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- In a large pot, sauté garlic in oil until fragrant. Add onion and cook until soft (about 10 minutes). Add seasonings and tomato products. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to low and simmer covered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Ladle pizza sauce into pint jars leaving a 1-inch head space (to the neck of the jars). Cover with a lid and twist bands finger-shut.
- Place jars into a canner (or large 24-quart pot) and cover with 1-2 inches of lukewarm warm tap water. Bring to a boil and then time and water bath for 25 minutes.
- Check lids after 24 hours. If jars sealed, store on the shelf for years!
Notes
- I remove the bands after checking for seals (12-24 hours).
- This pizza sauce recipe makes about 12 pints. It can keep stored in a cool dark place (like a canning shelf) for months or years if sealed properly.
- **Tomato juice is pureed garden tomatoes that have been cooked to a mushy consistency and then pureed. You can use store-boughed crushed tomatoes. I like to use canned diced tomatoes when garden tomatoes are out of season and just puree that in the can, to make 4 liters of tomato juice.
- Store any unsealed jars in the fridge for up to a week or freeze.
Nutrition Facts
Canned Pizza Sauce Recipe
Serving Size
1 pint jar
Amount per Serving
Calories
211
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Sodium
2765
mg
120
%
Potassium
1677
mg
48
%
Carbohydrates
41
g
14
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
31
g
34
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
2823
IU
56
%
Vitamin C
82
mg
99
%
Calcium
104
mg
10
%
Iron
5
mg
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
