Total Time: 15

This chipotle pizza sauce is a delicious variation on traditional tomato pizza sauce. It has all the great flavors of "regular" pizza sauce but with added spiciness, smokiness and a subtle chipotle flavor. You need onion, olive oil, garlic, salt, chipotle powder, dried oregano and crushed tomatoes to make it.

Raw pizza dough with chipotle pizza sauce in a cast iron pan.

Recipe ingredients:

Onion, olive oil, garlic, salt, chipotle powder, oregano and crushed tomatoes.

How to make it:

See full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card below!

Saute diced onion in olive oil.

Add garlic.

Cooked garlic, onion, oregano and chipotle spice in a pot.

Add oregano and chipotle powder.

Add crushed tomatoes and salt.

How to store it:

If you're not using the sauce immediately, let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate in an airtight container. You can also freeze it in a freezer bag.

What toppings pair best with this pizza sauce?

This chipotle pizza sauce works great with shredded chicken, mozzarella cheese, black olives and red onion.

How spicy is this sauce?

This sauce has a medium level of spiciness from the ground chipotle powder.

Full Recipe

Author: The Spice Train

Chipotle Pizza Sauce

Makes about ¾ cup of sauce, which is the right amount for one 10-inch diameter pizza.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: 2

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Italian, Mexican, World

Calories: 80

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients:

▢ 1 ½ teaspoons mild olive oil
▢ 1 tablespoon finely diced white or yellow onion
▢ 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced or pressed through a garlic press
▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
▢ ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
▢ ¾ cup canned crushed tomatoes
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt

Equipment:

measuring cups and spoons
knife and cutting board
garlic press (optional)
pot
wooden spoon

Method:

Heat olive oil in a pan or pot until shimmering.
1 ½ teaspoons mild olive oil
Add the onion and cook on medium heat until starting to soften (about 2 minutes).
1 tablespoon finely diced white or yellow onion
Stir in the garlic and cook until starting to brown (about 1 minute).
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced or pressed through a garlic press
Stir in oregano and chipotle powder and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
1 teaspoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
Stir in the crushed tomatoes and the salt and cook until heated through.
¾ cup canned crushed tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon salt
Let cool for a few minutes. Spread on raw pizza dough or transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Recipe notes:

This pizza sauce is great with shredded chicken, mozzarella cheese, black olives and red onion.

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Nutrition (estimate only):

Calories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 10.2gProtein: 2.7gFat: 3.7gSaturated Fat: 0.5gSodium: 473mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6.2gCalcium: 62mgIron: 3mg

More tomato sauce recipes with chipotle:

This creamy chipotle sauce is great with grilled chicken and rice.
For some great pasta sauces try this chorizo bacon pasta sauce and this shrimp and Andouille sausage pasta sauce.