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Easy 5 Minute Pizza Sauce

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Make Your Own Pizza Sauce

Do you shop at Aldi? If you do, you probably love it but may have some problems finding specific items like pizza sauce.

I’ve told you how much I love Aldi for my groceries. I can’t stop. Won’t stop. Talking about it. Buuuuuut, they don’t often have pizza sauce available. So, rather than stocking up while at another store, I’ve started making my own in 5 minutes. The hubs and kids agree that our pizza is pretty darn delish with this Easy 5 Minute Pizza Sauce.

This 5 minute pizza sauce is made with simple ingredients and comes together in less than 5 minutes! A Dairy-Free, healthy, and versatile pizza sauce that the kids and family will enjoy.

How to make Pizza Sauce at Home

I use an immersion blender to mix my pizza sauce but I don’t believe this is necessary. A food processor or blender will do just fine. Since I use diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, you will still need to use something to puree the ingredients.

Honey-Sweetened

I know it sounds a little like an oxymoron to make pizza or pizza sauce “Paleo.” Yes, I realize some readers may laugh at the idea of making pizza a bit healthier. So, here’s my thinking. Paleo pizza is a “thing” however, it would have to be made without cheese or gluten/grains….hmm, I would give up calling it a pizza at that point.

BUT, for those who like to watch the kind of sugar they consume, honey is a great alternative to cane-sugar. If you’d like to read more about the benefits of eating raw honey, check out The Paleo Mom’s article on it.

So, my pizza won’t be “Paleo” because I’m pretty okay with eating cheese but if I can use honey instead of cane sugar, I will; and this sauce is sweetened with raw honey.

If you wanted to substitute sugar, coconut sugar, or a alcohol sweetener, I think you’ll achieve a similar result. Just start with a little and add to your taste preferences (giving time for it to dissolve and blend).

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed that homemade pizza sauce is a staple on our weekly menu!

Now, if I can figure out the perfect pizza crust recipe, I will be sure to share that with you! For now, I’ll continue to use our store-bought favorites!

Enjoy!

A dairy-free, healthy, and easy pizza sauce that comes together in less than 5 minutes with only simple ingredients. The kids and whole family will enjoy this versatile recipe.
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5 Minute Pizza Sauce

This 5 minute pizza sauce comes together in less than 5 minutes and makes a delicious sauce for any variety of pizza.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 pizzas
Calories 39kcal

Ingredients

  • 14.5oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes drain all excess liquid
  • 6oz can tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp (mounding) minced garlic could use 1/2 tsp garlic powder as a substitute
  • 2 tsp dried Parsley could use 2 tbsp fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp basil could use fresh if available
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/2-1 tsp salt depending on your flavor preferences

Instructions

  • Combine the garlic, salt, tomato paste, and crushed tomatoes in a large, wide-mouthed jar.
  • Use immersion blender to combine into a smooth consistency.
  • Add the herbs and pulse the blender a couple times then incorporate with a spoon.

Notes

You can just as easily substitute regular diced/crushed instead of the fire roasted tomatoes.
 
If you really want to boost the flavor and your aren’t concerned about dairy, add 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
 
How to make pizza sauce at home
A dairy-free, healthy, and easy pizza sauce that comes together in less than 5 minutes with only simple ingredients. The kids and whole family will enjoy this versatile recipe.
Easy to make homemade pizza sauce

Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizer (Dairy-Free)

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These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.

Michigan Asparagus Season

Friends, it is asparagus season in Michigan and I couldn’t be happier. Honestly, I only became aware of the local asparagus season in the last couple of years. I distinctly remember seeing my first asparagus plant in the fields of Newaygo County only 3 or 4 years ago when our friend pointed them out to Bob and I. It’s surprisingly different than you’d expect.

As if discovering what asparagus plants looked like wasn’t interesting enough, my coworker recently started sharing her abundant access to this lovely vegetable with me. Being that her family transports asparagus for a living, she had plenty to share. She’s given me some great material to work with for this blog post! Thanks, Lauren!

Blanched Asparagus (It’s Easy)

These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.

If you’ve never blanched asparagus, or anything, here is a quick explanation. Blanching is easy! It’s a process of cooking a vegetable in boiling water for a short amount of time and then transporting it to very cold ice-water to stop the cooking process.

Different vegetables need different amounts of cooking time. For asparagus, I boiled them for 2 minutes and immediately placed the spears in a bowl of ice water. I let them rest for at least 2 minutes (probably longer/until I was ready to dry them and use for my recipe).

*Little “hack” for boiling long stems like asparagus, use a large skillet instead of a pot.

Asparagus Appetizer

This could be a meal, it’s so delicious! Originally, my friend used ham and cream cheese to wrap her asparagus spears. Genius lunch idea! I wanted to add a twist to those snappy asparagus spears she had in her lunchbox. So, here is my fancy version; snappy blanched asparagus spears wrapped in honey goat cheese and prosciutto.

Enjoy this delicious appetizer with some cheese and crackers and fresh fruit! Or, throw this on your next charcuterie board…possibly, just the ingredients and let your guests build their asparagus wraps according to their tastes!

These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.
These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.
These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.

Dairy-Free

I wanted to note that this is nearly a dairy-free recipe, however, goat cheese is considered dairy. It seems, though, that many people with intolerances to dairy from a cow can tolerate dairy from a goat. I am labeling this dairy-free to make this recipe easier to find for people looking for goat dairy recipes that are cow “dairy-free.”

These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.
Easy Goat Cheese and Asparagus appetizer
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Dairy-Free Blanched Asparagus Appetizer

This Dairy-Free Blanched Asparagus Appetizer is the perfect blend of snappy blanched apsaragus and sweet honey goat cheese wrapped in dry-sliced prosciutto.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Dairy-free
Prep Time 10 days
Cook Time 2 days
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 12 spears fresh picked asparagus
  • 4 oz honey goat cheese
  • 1 package dry-sliced prosciutto

Instructions

  • Remove the goat cheese from the fridge to bring closer to room temperature prior to starting the recipe.
  • Blanch the asparagus by boiling the spears for two minutes and then transferring to an ice water bath.
  • Once the asparagus has rested for at least two minutes in the cold water, remove and dry it off.
  • Slice the prosciutto slices in half and layer each half slice with about 1 tsp of goat cheese. Press it onto the prosciutto to spread it.
  • Place the asparagus in the center of the prosciutto and goat cheese slice. Wrap the slice around the asparagus.
  • Keeps in the fridge for a couple of days or serve and enjoy immediately!
These Easy Goat Cheese Asparagus Appetizers are simple, healthy, and elegant to serve as an appetizer for your next party.