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Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:40 am
Posted by uaslick
Tuscaloosa
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:40 am
Going on our annual guys trip this weekend and we will be baking pizzas under the drinking shed along with grilling. One of my sons isn’t a big fan of tomato-based sauce and I thought this would be a good place for ideas. Tomato sauce recipes are still welcomed and encouraged. Thanks!
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
82877 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:54 am to
BBQ sauce base - BBQ chicken or BBQ meatball pizza

Buffalo/Ranch - Buffalo chicken pizza

Enchilada sauce or taco sauce - Mexican pizza

Alfredo sauce - Options are endless. Carbonara pizza. Mushroom pizza. Four cheese pizza. Italian sausage and peppers.

Pesto - Chicken or shrimp, sun dried tomatoes, balsamic glaze, etc.
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Member since Aug 2018
17344 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:56 am to
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One of my sons isn’t a big fan of tomato-based sauce


Does he like pesto sauce? If so, do a Pizza Genovese.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
5327 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 12:20 pm to
This CoonAss uses this one…

Posted by Jameson2954
Member since Mar 2022
821 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 12:41 pm to
Chicken, bacon, ranch pizza.
Chicken, spinach, mushroom.
White garlic sauce.

Blackened chicken Alfredo pizza.
Alfredo sauce. (Rotolos $5 calzone fav)

Ricotta base
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
16624 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:00 pm to
BBQ chicken pizza is my favorite non tomato


For tomato, find a restaurant depot or commercial food supplier and get a giant can of Alta Cucina to make your tomato sauce. Drain the liquid and mill the tomatoes and then all you really need is a bit of salt. You got enough from one of these cans to try a lot of different things like adding a bunch of oregano for a more NY pizza style.

I usually separate and freeze the milled tomatoes into around 28 oz normal can size containers because I can't use all that at once. I usually add around 1T oregano, a clove of minced garlic, and some cracked black pepper/salt/sugar to taste. Sometimes I add red pepper flakes too.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 1:05 pm
Posted by CharlesUFarley
Daphne, AL
Member since Jan 2022
953 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:22 pm to
Consider no sauce and just use fresh sliced tomato and basil. It would probably go great with some shrimp too.

Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12837 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:48 pm to
BBQ sauce, red onions, yellow bell pepper, and sliced boudin.

For store bought sauce, I like this.
Posted by SUB
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Member since Jan 2009
25041 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:53 pm to
Make a white pie. Olive oil instead of a sauce, then add any or all of these: spinach, artichokes, ricotta cheese, roasted garlic, italian sausage, fresh mushrooms, mozzarella, feta
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1986 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:10 pm to
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Make a white pie. Olive oil instead of a sauce


Agree with this. I love an oil/garlic base instead of a gloppy red sauce.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8491 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

One of my sons isn’t a big fan of tomato-based sauce
tofu (soy-based) sauce
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19707 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 3:51 pm to
My wife got a take out pizza a few days ago and it was just the basic dough drizzled with a bit of olive oil and topped with fresh bacon bits, Italian sausage, fresh sweet basil, thinly sliced tomatoes and cheese.

Pretty damn good pizza for not having any red sauce on it.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
19104 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:04 pm to
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Chicken, bacon, ranch pizza.
Chicken, spinach, mushroom.
White garlic sauce.



Papa Murphy's had a chicken, bacon, artichoke pizza with garlic sauce that was really good. It's a shame the one near us closed, I loved that pizza
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
2173 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 9:11 pm to
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This CoonAss uses this one…


This one does too!
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3869 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:12 pm to
White clam sauce is amazing on a pizza
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17425 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 9:33 am to
A lot of folks in my family get bad heartburn from red sauces so I have started making a lot of white sauce and pesto based pizzas.

For the white sauce, I just use a good olive oil, ricotta cheese and some spices. For the pesto sauce, i start with the Costco pesto because that crap is as good and as cheap as I can make at home.

I'm no vegetarian, but that white sauce with spinach, mushrooms, and feta cheese is killer. It's also great with sausage, kale, and red/yellow peppers.

I love making pizzas with toppings you don't usually find on a pizza and one of my favorites has been a white pizza with sausage, caremilzed onion and sauteed broccolini.

For the pesto sauce, I like tomatoes, grilled chicken, spinach, mushrooms, and red onion.

I've also done pizzas mixing/swirling the pesto and white sauces, which was pretty damn good.

I love cheese, so I usually use shredded and fresh mozzarella slices. And a lot of pizzas are set off with fresh basil and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

A good bbq pork pizza with a bbq base, pulled pork, and red onion is another killer combo. Lots of people do bbq chicken pizza, but I prefer the pork.
This post was edited on 2/10/26 at 9:35 am
Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
7295 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 10:19 am to
https://www.nicknwillyspizzamenu.com

This place has a lot of different sauces and ingredient combos you don’t see everywhere. It should give you some ideas.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
9162 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 11:31 am to
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This one does too!


Third coonass vote for Monjuni's pizza sauce. We make home made pizza fairly often and its the one we've settled on.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
74189 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 4:13 pm to
Flammkuchen is my absolute favorite style of pizza and you can't get it anywhere in America.

Epicurious recipe- LINK


Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
23938 posts
Posted on 2/10/26 at 5:01 pm to
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One of my sons isn’t a big fan of tomato-based sauce and I thought this would be a good place for ideas.


You can make a bechamel sauce in 10 minutes. I make a veggie pizza for the wife using a bechamel.
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