Before we get to the recipe, have you entered our GIVEAWAY? Click here for up to 8 chances to win!Growing up, my mom made a dish called chili mac. Now, no disrespect to my mother, but when I say “made” I mean that she opened two cans of Hormel Chili and mixed it in with some cooked macaroni noodles. Don’t get me wrong, it was super tasty, and I didn’t know that you could make it from scratch. It never occurred to me. At least not until I had to start cooking for myself and my very patient husband. (We ate a LOT of Hamburger Helper back then.)So today I thought I’d share my homemade version of mom’s favorite quick meal.It all started with this cookbook (I am a sucker for cookbooks):It was one of those “by the register” things and I picked it up a long time ago. Inside was…