Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that’s perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

It’s August so you know what that means, right? Our tomato plants are giving us pounds of tomatoes to pick every day! Usually I collect the week’s tomatoes and spend hours in the kitchen on the weekend making sauces (sweet and spicy and slow cooker), diced tomatoes, and stewed tomatoes. And of course Fresh Tomato Salsa – what would be a August be without salsa?
My go to favorite homemade tomato sauce is Cherry Tomato Sauce, but this year we only grew Roma tomatoes so I wanted to create a recipe that was 1) easy 2) delicious 3) let the roma tomato taste shine! Let me introduce you to Homemade Roma Tomato Sauce!
How to Make Tomato Sauce Video
Fresh Tomato Sauce
Let’s talk about easy this homemade sauce is. I have amazing news for you. Are you ready?
First, you use fresh tomatoes.
Second… are you really ready for this?
You don’t need to blanch or peel your tomatoes for this tomato sauce! Seriously! High 5!
I really wanted to make a easy sauce. During the Summer, I want to limit my time spent stirring sauces over the hot stove and instead chase my little one around with water balloons. This sauce is simple and doesn’t require any fancy blanching or peeling techniques. We’re just going to use the tomatoes whole. Trust me on this one.
What type of tomatoes should I use for tomato sauce?
Quick answer to a commonly asked question. Do I need to use roma tomatoes? No, you can use any type of tomato you want. You might need to boil them for longer depending on their water content, but any type of tomato will work!
How to Make Tomato Sauce for Pasta
Cut up your tomatoes into about 1-2 inch pieces and add to a large pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Depending on how many tomatoes I have, I will double or triple the batch to make it all at once.
Bring your tomatoes to a boil and watch how they will break down. You can see your tomatoes are already starting to turn into a sauce!
You can see how the peels of the tomatoes started coming off the tomatoes naturally due to the hot temperature. By the way, the tomatoes taste amazing already!
Now mince some garlic.
And measure out your olive oil. By the way, can I just say how good of a deal it is to buy olive oil in a bulk container if you use it often? Olive oil is a must have for our Summer vegetables! We save so much money buying it this way!
Add your olive oil to the pot and grab your immersion blender. It’s another must have item for Summer because it also makes the best tomato soup (recipe coming soon!)! If you don’t have a immersion blender you can transfer to a blender or food processor, but be careful because it’s very hot!
Now give it a few seconds of the immersion blender, and blend until your desired sauce thickness.
I like a sauce that’s slightly chunky but yet still smooth. Does that make sense? I don’t think so, but here’s what my sauce looks like!
PERFECT, right?
You can serve the sauce immediately (on some good pasta!) or store in the refrigerator for a few days. I always make at least one jar to store in the refrigerator to serve for dinner soon.
This sauce is so delicious! I love how the taste of the Roma Tomatoes really shines through!
Alternatively you can also freeze the sauce for later usage (like in a few months!). I always have bags (and bags) of tomato sauce in my freezer so I make quite a number of these. Is there anything better than fresh garden tomato sauce when it’s snowing in January?
This is now my official favorite tomato sauce to make with roma tomatoes!
Now time to go pick some tomatoes and get making sauce! Enjoy this Roma Tomato Sauce everyone!
PS. Have too many? Here’s how to freeze tomatoes.
Tomato Sauce Pinterest Recipe:
Roma Tomato Sauce
PrintIngredients
- 5 pounds tomatoes cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Add tomatoes to a large pot. Add salt and pepper and stir. Bring tomatoes to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for 20 minutes. The tomatoes will start to break down and more liquid will form.
- Add garlic and olive oil to the pot and stir. Use immersion blender on low and blend until desired sauce thickness.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator to use in a few days.
- Alternatively you can freeze in freezer bags to use for later months.
John says
I added some Cabernet for depth. Easy to prepare. Will carmelize onions, add some wild boar sausage onto a gluten free pizza dough then bake for 25-20 m[email protected] 450. Delicioso !!!
Mandy Talbot says
This was so easy to make and so delicious. I just added some fresh basil and served over spaghetti. This is a winner. Glad I found it to use our abundance of Roma tomato’s. Thankyoub
GrannyM says
Fast, easy, and delicious!
Vicki says
Very tasty & super easy! I’m not buying store bought tomato sauce again. This is definitely going to be a family favorite.
Jenn says
Can you Jar this or just be frozen for storage?
Joann Keller-Thomsen says
This is such an easy and delicious recipe. You can add 2T of bottled lemon juice to each quart of sauce, or 1/2 tsp of citric acid (which is what I do).
Pamela says
Hey Joann, thanks so much for sharing! I know this will help future readers! 🙂
Beth says
Can I put in jars & process (hot water bath) instead of freezing?
Pamela says
Yes, you can absolutely can this tomato sauce! 🙂
E Bartolomea says
Recipe as easy as you said…my overachieving Roma plant gave me 1 quart from 3 pounds. Thanks.
Pamela says
I love it! Thanks for commenting, glad this helped you with all your tomatoes! 🙂
Angelica says
How much lemon juice to add for canning?
Angelica says
Awesome recipe! I added green pepper to one batch!
Pamela says
I’m happy you liked this sauce! Thanks for commenting Angelica!
Sue Herman says
Awesome use for sadly , store bought Roma’s. Just added a pinch more salt and some crushed oregano. Yummy! You saved the day!!
Pamela says
So happy to hear you liked this tomato sauce Sue! Thanks for commenting!
Kelly says
I’ve seen other comments about canning, I will add the lemon juice as I do with tomatoes but how long should they be processed in a water bath?
Jacqueline says
Super easy and delicious! I always thought you had to blanch tomatoes and remove seeds to make a homemade sauce. Not so!
Pamela says
I’m so happy to hear you liked this sauce, especially how easy it is to make! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Marilyn O’Connor says
Do you think I could make with cherry/grape tomatoes?
Pamela says
Hey Marilyn, here’s my favorite cherry tomato sauce recipe: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/oven-roasted-creamy-cherry-tomato-sauce/
Jf says
This is a great recipe! So easy and much faster than all of the others! I added three green bell peppers, some minced dried onion and a couple fresh basil leaves from the garden and it was absolutely delicious!
Pamela says
Yum! That does sound absolutely delicious and so fresh! Happy to hear you are liking the sauce!
Diana Smith says
Going to make today to dip breaded zucchini in
Pamela says
Enjoy the sauce Diana!
Sherrie says
No water was added to pot with cut up Roma’s? But it will boil and cook for 20 minutes and be liquidy enough??
Kerry Dunn says
No water is needed, it will be really okay.
Pamela says
That’s right, the tomatoes will quickly break down. Enjoy the sauce! 🙂
Theresa Park says
It absolutely will release its own juices as it starts to cook. I start mine out on low though, so to give it time to do that.
Natalie W says
If I want to can this and save for later, what would be the safest way? And for how long will it stay good in jars?
Christine says
I was thinking of canning the sauce. Does citric acid or lemon juice need to be added?
Pamela says
Hey Christine, yes, if you’re going to can this sauce I add lemon juice to be safe. Hope this helps, enjoy the sauce.
Reed Marvin says
A friend of the family had tons of Roma tomatoes, so me and my two teenagers made this while my wife and toddler took a Sunday afternoon nap. Threw in a couple of extra ingredients to make it even more fun for the kids to help prepare it. What a hit, the family all loved it and we had plenty of leftovers! Definitely will make this again and again. Thank you, Pamela!
Pamela says
I’m so happy to hear this was a hit in your house! And what a delicious surprise (and smell!) for Mom to wake up to after her nap! Thank you for commenting! 🙂
Lisa says
Big hit with the whole family! Our garden is in full swing and producing romas by the bucket! We will be making this again!
Pamela Taylor says
I love the simplicity of this!!! My neighbor gave me a bag of Roma tomatoes and this recipe is the answer!!! Thank you😊
Pamela says
What a great neighbor you have! 🙂 Happy you liked the tomato sauce, thanks for stopping by!
Tee-Payne says
This was amazing!!! I added a few things but it came out perfect!!!!
Bob Fowler says
Advise not to overdo the immersion blender or end up with tomato soup as I did
John B. says
Have a huge Roma garden right now and they are popping like crazy. Googled Roma Spaghetti Sauce and saw this. It’s amazing! So fresh and clean. Will use this recipe for a long time. Thank you!
Pamela says
Hey John, I’m so happy to hear you liked this tomato sauce! Thanks for commenting – enjoy your garden tomatoes! 🙂