Casa Mamita Salsa Con Queso

EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re in the process of updating this review for 2026. 

Tex-Mex is a popular thing in the United States, and not just in the American Southwest. From Taco Bell to mom-and-pop local restaurants, you’re likely to find tacos, burritos, and nachos even in small Midwest towns. Most grocers carry a range of Mexican-inspired products, be it taco shells, salsa, Mexican cheeses, refried beans, and so on.

Aldi carries a pretty decent selection of Tex-Mex, both in its Regular Buy section and, occasionally, in its Aldi Find area. Most of it is under the Casa Mamita private label.

Back in 2020, I noticed that one of Regular Buy Tex-Mex offerings at Aldi, Casa Mamita Salsa Con Queso, came in second in a grocery store taste test over at Serious Eats. Intrigued, we decided to put the queso to our own test on the weekend of the Big Game. We’ve been buying this queso ever since.

Casa Mamita Salsa Con Queso is a Regular Buy, meaning you should be able to find it in stores all the time. It’s stocked among the salsa and tortilla chips on the room-temperature shelves. This should be refrigerated after opening.

We paid $2.19 for a 15-ounce jar in 2026. When we first reviewed this in 2020, it cost $1.95 for a 15-ounce jar. (We buy Aldi products to review using our own money.) It is a lot less than the name-brand queso we see at our regional big-inventory grocery stores.

The jar doesn’t come with any preparation instructions, although serving it isn’t hard. This queso is best served warm, and you can get it there in a number of ways. By far the easiest is the microwave, but you could also heat it in a saucepan or small Crock Pot if you really wanted to. We like to put it in a 2-quart slow cooker if we’re hosting a party, or it’s good in the triple slow cooker Aldi sometimes sells.

If you microwave it, I would strongly recommend putting however much you need in a separate microwave safe-dish, and then heating it until it reaches the desired temperature, stirring it every so often to make sure it’s heated consistently.

I was pretty impressed with this queso. It heats up easily, and it keeps a pretty good consistency even after it has cooled a little. The taste really is fabulous: it’s a rich flavor with a moderate amount of kick.

I wasn’t alone. My family always devours this dip, and so does everyone else when we serve it to company.

Nutritionally, there are a couple of considerations. One, it is — like most jarred queso — heavily processed, with a long list of ingredients. (You could make a homemade queso with a lot fewer.) Two, it is fairly high in sodium and also has some fat.

One jar has about 13 two-tablespoon servings. One serving has 45 calories, 3 grams of total fat (4% DV), 1 gram of saturated fat (5% DV), 270 mg of sodium (12% DV), 3 grams of total carbohydrates (1% DV), no dietary fiber, less than 1 gram of total sugars, no added sugars, and less than 1 gram of protein.

The Verdict:

As con queso dips go, this is a pretty legitimate one. The texture and taste are both very good, and it’s easy to heat and serve. It is upper mild to medium spicy. Recommended.