Chef Boyardee’s Pizza Sauce Recipe

Having pizza with a pizza sauce undoubtedly enhances the taste and flavor. Don’t worry if you have no pizza sauce in your refrigerator.  You have tomato and olive oil means, you’re ready to make the pizza sauce with ease. 

If you intend to make a pizza sauce at home, you should take the idea from Chef Boyardee’s. Chef Boyardee’s pizza sauce recipe can be the best pizza sauce ever. 

Chef Boyaedee sold its canned pasta products internationally and it’s an American brand. And, this company has been selling its food products with customers’ trust since 1928. So, if you haven’t tried Chef Boyardee’s pizza sauce yet, just go to your kitchen and arrange all the required ingredients. 

It will take very little time to make this sauce recipe. This recipe won’t be the same as the original one. But, it’s a Chef Boyardee’s Boyardee-styled pizza recipe. Let’s check it out!

Chef Boyardee’s Pizza Sauce Ingredients

Making this recipe is as easy as mixing a few ingredients. And, you need not to go for any expensive cooking elements. Let’s figure out first what you’ll require to 

• Ripe Tomatoes (6)

Take 6 pieces of ripped tomatoes. Make sure the tomatoes aren’t overly ripped. Applying the overly ripped tomatoes will distaste your recipe. Ripe but in good condition. 

• Olive Oil (2 Tbsp)

For an added aroma, olive oil comes into consideration. You can substitute it with vegetable oil or regular cooking oil. 

• Garlic Paste (2 Tsp)

Take two cloves of garlic and make a paste. You also can use garlic powder. Garlic is one of the top ingredients for flavor influencing in your pizza sauce recipe. So, don’t skip it.

• Onion (½)

If the onion is large take ½ of this and chop it into small pieces. However, in the case of a medium-sized onion, you should take a whole onion. 

• Sugar (1 Tsp)

For a sweet flavor, you either can add sugar or honey. We prefer adding sugar as per the recipe idea of Chef Boyardee’s. So, take 1 tsp of sugar. Don’t add much or your sauce recipe will become excessively sweet and it will lose its taste. 

• Basil (⅓ Cup)

If you want to get a natural flavor add herbs of any kind. In this case, the Chef Boyardee prefers to add basil herb. So, take ⅓ cup of basil and chop them into small pieces. 

• Chili Powder & Chili Flakes (1 Tsp & ½ Tsp)

The pizza sauce comes with a balance of sweet hot, and salty flavors. So, you need to take 1 tsp of red chili powder. Depending on your heat preference, the amount of chili powder can be more. 

Furthermore, for an added flavor, add ½ tsp of chili flakes. But it’s optional. You either can add or skip. However, chili flakes work as a great flavor influencer for pizza sauce recipes. 

• Oregano (¾ Tsp)

You should apply the oregano only to spread a nice aroma. So, adding more will distaste your sauce recipe. In this case, go for only ¾ tsp of whole oregano. 

• Salt (2 Tsp)

To get a good balance between sweetness and heat, add 2 tsp of white salt. Without salt, your sauce recipe won’t be tasty and won’t get a good texture as well. So, salt is one of the key ingredients for this recipe. 

• Tomato Sauce & Butter (1 Tsp Each)

To get a good texture of your pizza sauce, you are required to add butter and tomato sauce. The tomato sauce will bring a nice color and butter will give a good creamy flavor. So, take 1 tsp of tomato sauce and 1 tsp of butter. 

How to Make Chef Boyardee’s Pizza Sauce

Making pizza sauce is not different from other sauce recipes. The making procedure is almost similar. If you have tried other sauce recipes already, the pizza sauce recipe will seem easier. 

However, don’t worry if it’s your first time trying a pizza sauce at home. We’ll share the easiest way so it can be trouble-free for you. Let’s check it out-

Step-1

Take the tomatoes and on the top of each tomato, cut X shape as same as shown in the picture below. It will allow the tomato to be boiled properly. Also, you can peel the tomatoes easily while boiled. 

Step-2

When you finished cutting the tomatoes into an X shape, put them in a pan with 3 cups of water. Turn on the heat to high and let the tomatoes boil for 3 minutes. 

Image: Boil the Tomatoes for 3 Minutes

Step-3

Turn the heat off your stove and remove all 6 tomatoes from the pan if they have boiled properly. Now, peel them.

Step-4

When finished peeling the tomato skin, take 3 of them and blend smoothly. Keep them aside for later use. Now put a pan on the stove and keep the heat medium-high. Put olive oil and give it a minute to be hot. Now put garlic and onion. 

Saute them and let the onion and garlic become golden brown. Keep stirring continuously so the onion and garlic won’t burn. 

Step-5

This time, you need to chop one tomato from the remaining boiled tomatoes. After chopping the tomato, remove the seeds. 

Step-6

This time, add the chopped tomato with sauteed onion and garlic and keep stirring to mix well. Saute them for 5 minutes. 

Step-7

Now add sugar, basil, and tomato paste (you made with 3 boiled tomatoes) to the mixture. And stir to mix well. Cover the pan with its lid and simmer for 5 minutes. 

Step-8

When the mixture gets thickened, add butter and tomato sauce. Keep stirring to mix them properly. 

Step-9

Let the mixture even saute for 2 minutes at medium-low heat. Now your pizza sauce is ready. 

Image:  Chef Boyardee’s Pizza Sauce Recipe

Best Side Dishes to Serve With 

• Pizza
• Hamburger 
• Fried Chicken
• Grilled Vegetables
• Grilled Chicken
• Antipasto Salad
• Lemon Ricotta Pasta

Recipe Tips & Notes

• Try not to skip the olive oil. Because it’s a flavor influencer for this recipe
• If you like more flavor with heat, add jalapeno instead of regular red chili
• Adding parsley can be another super flavorful ingredient for an added aroma

How Long is Pizza Sauce Good For

It’s a huge concern for stay-at-home moms how long is pizza sauce good for refrigerating. If you want to refrigerate your sauce recipe, you’ll have to figure out whether it’s a store-bought or homemade sauce. Also, you should consider whether the jar is open if it’s a store-bought sauce. 

Unopened Jar

If the jar is store-bought and it’s unopened, you can store and refrigerate the sauce until the expiration date. 

Opened Jar

If your jar is store-bought and opened, you cannot expect it to store until the expiration date. In the case of an opened jar, you can refrigerate it for a maximum of 2 weeks. The pizza sauce recipe won’t last more than 2 weeks once the lid is flipped up. 

Homemade Sauce

Homemade sauce and the opened jar sauce storability are almost the same. If you want to store your homemade pizza sauce, you can store it for up to 3 weeks maximum. 

How to Get Pizza Sauce Out of Clothes 

It’s normal that we often get stuck with pizza sauce drops on our clothes. Since the sauce comes with a dark red color, it leaves a red or orange mark on the clothes that makes our clothes unusable the next time. So, what to do? How to remove pizza sauce stain from clothes?

Here’s the solution for you. It’s simple and easy. You can easily remove the stain from your clothes with a homemade remedy. But before you go for the homemade remedy, you should figure out the type of your clothes. Let’s check it out-

• Remove the Pizza Sauce Stain from Cotton Cloths

Take hydrogen peroxide and baking soda and make a paste by mixing these two ingredients together. Now apply the paste to the stain and wait for 10 minutes. Now wash your cotton cloths and the stain will be removed.  

• Remove the Pizza Sauce Stain from Woolen Cloths

If it’s a woolen cloth where you get the bad stain, it will be even easier to remove the stain. All you need is to take some lemon juice. So, first, sprinkle a tsp of salt on the stain and rinse the cloth. After that, apply the lemon juice and rub the cloth. Now, wash the stained cloth with cold water. 

• Remove the Pizza Sauce Stain from Synthetic Cloths

When the type of your cloth is synthetic, you can easily remove the stain by applying some drops of white vinegar. So, take a glass of water and dilute a few drops of the vinegar in it. 

Now apply the mixture to the stain and rub for a few seconds. Wash the cloth and your stain will be removed.

Conclusion

If you want to achieve both the taste and health benefits of your pizza sauce, you must go for Chef Boyardee’s pizza sauce recipe. The key ingredient of this sauce is tomato. And tomato is rich in antioxidants.  

Therefore, having this pizza sauce won’t be harmful to your blood pressure and cholesterol. So, everyone can try this sauce recipe. Most importantly, you can serve this recipe with not only pizza but some other food items to enhance the taste.

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