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Tomato Basil Pizza Sauce
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 3 Minutes
Ready In: 8 Minutes
Servings: 1
This is a simple pizza sauce. If you grow fresh plum tomatoes use about 2 cups of them chopped in place of the canned tomatoes.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
2 tablespoons fresh basil, coarsely chopped or 2 teaspoons dried basil
Directions:
1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over a medium heat until hot.
2. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds or until fragrant.
3. Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook for 8-10 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring and mashing tomatoes with potato masher until crushed.
4. Stir in basil.
5. Place in small bowl; cool to room temperature This sauce may be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated or up to 2 months ahead and frozen.
By RecipeOfHealth.com