Home Made Pizza Sauce (Updated)

We didn't have any pizza sauce, and we had some leftover tomato sauce in the fridge, but no tomato paste.  We enjoyed a recipe from Frank Sweterlitsch on AllRecipes.com, and were able to adapt the recipe to be a lot simpler and still very tasty.

Ingredients

• 1 - 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• 1/2 tablespoon dried basil (optional, since the Italian Seasoning already has some)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed (optional, since the Italian Seasoning already has some)

Directions

Mix together all ingredients and let stand several hours to let flavors blend (20 minutes worked well enough for us). No cooking necessary, just spread on dough.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

My mom got this recipe from a vietnamese friend of hers.

Ingredients

• 1.5 c. sugar
• 2 c. water
• 1 c. vinegar
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 onion
• 1 c. catsup
• 2 tbsp. corn starch

Directions

1. Cook vegetables together in medium sauce pan.
2. Stir in sugar, water, vinegar, and catsup.
3. Add corn starch and cook until good consistency.

For a nice meal bread and fry some chicken pieces and serve over fried rice.

Dad's Best Spaghetti Sauce

This is for a large recipe, and the ingredients aren't measured very accurately, so experiment and see what works best for you.

Ingredients

• 6-8 15 oz. cans of tomato sauce (depending on how much sauce you want)
• 2 lbs. sausage
• 1 large green bell pepper
• 1 large onion
• 1 can of mushrooms
• Italian seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper
• Grated cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Cook sausage and veggies together, drain grease.
2. Pour tomato sauce into large Crockpot, add meat and veggie mixture.
3. Layer top of sauce with seasonings, then stir.
4. Layer a second time and stir.
5. Cover and cook on low for 8 hrs. or high for 4 hrs.
6. Serve over spaghetti noodles and top with cheddar cheese.

Butter dips are a fantastic bread to have with it.

Red Enchilada Sauce

This recipe saved us when we didn't have any cans of enchilada sauce. It's very easy and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry!

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 c. tomato sauce
• 1 c. water

Directions

1. Mix and boil first three ingredients in sauce pan.
   
2. Mix in tomato sauce and water.
   
3. Stir occasionally until boiling.

Chili Colorado

Ingredients

• 1 lb. stew meat
• 2 potatoes (optional)
  
• olive oil
  
• 8 dried red chilis (the heat of the chilis is up to you!)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. salt (to taste)
• 1 tsp. oregano

Directions
Wash chilis in warm water removing stem and seeds. Place in blender and begin processing, adding water to make a nice sauce thickness. Add garlic and other spices and blend well.

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, lightly brown one pound of stew meat (cut into bite size pieces) in minimal amount of olive oil. After lightly browning, add sauce and allow to simmer until meat is tender. (45 minutes to an hour) Or you can use the crockpot to cook it in, just brown it first and add sauce and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. After simmering, add to crock. Cook on high for 2 hours (or on low for 4 hours) or until meat is tender.

(optional) You can add two diced potatoes to the meat and sauce to make it go further, and to balance your nutritional needs in one pot!

Serve on flour tortillas with cheese and other favorite toppings!

The sauce recipe is also used as enchilada sauce. Add the sauce to a preheated saucepan with a small amount of olive oil and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Use as you would any enchilada sauce. I use it when I make the Mexican Meat. It makes a delicious enchilada!

Alfredo Sauce

This recipe turned out pretty good. It's tailored to be made in the "Bullet," but I imagine it can be made in a regular blender.

Ingredients

• 1/4 c. heavy cream
• 2 tbs. butter
• 1-2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Add all ingredients in the order they are listed, blend until smooth (if using Bullet blend with cross blade). Cover container (with Bullet use shaker/steamer lid) and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes, until the sauce is heated thoroughly. Pulse in the blender 3-4 times (if using Bullet use flat blade). Stir and serve over hot pasta.