Homemade pizza sauce

Homemade pizza sauce

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Discover this delicious tomato stew recipe, perfect for accompanying paella or a Dauphinois gratin.

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The pisto is a traditional Spanish dish, often served as a side dish with paella or gratin dauphinois. Here, we will prepare a tomato-based version.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$2.18 $0.55 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.06
  • $0.09
  • $0.06
  • $0.40
  • $1.29
  • $0.12
  • $0.15
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat and add the garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Cook until softened.
  2. Add the tomato puree, ketchup, oregano, half a bouillon cube, sugar, basil, and thyme.
  3. Let it simmer for 5 minutes over low heat, then spread it over the pizza dough.

The bill

Homemade pizza sauce

  • 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
  • 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped$0.09
  • 1/4 of a small onion, finely chopped$0.06
  • 1/4 of a bell pepper, finely chopped$0.40
  • 1 dl of tomato puree$1.29
  • 2 tablespoons of ketchup$0.12
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01

Total$2.18

that's $0.55 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 of a small onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 of a bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 dl of tomato puree
  • 2 tablespoons of ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • basil and thyme, with a flavour

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