DAD'S ULTIMATE PIZZA SAUCE

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If you love pizza sauce but hate the taste or additives in store-bought, this recipe is for you!

Provided by BetterCookingForSingleFathers

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pizza Sauce Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped celery
½ teaspoon minced garlic
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon fennel seeds, ground
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white sugar
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large bay leaf

Steps:

Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in the butter mixture until the onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into the onion mixture until smooth; add Parmesan cheese, fennel seeds, basil, oregano, salt, sugar, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir the sauce and bring to a slow simmer; cook at a slow simmer for 1 hour. Remove and discard bay leaf before use.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 32 calories, Carbohydrate 2.9 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Fat 2.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 197.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g