Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella Cheese Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

16 oz Italian pork sausage or regular, fresh, uncooked, I used Jimmy Dean brand
14 oz diced tomatoes
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
⅛ teaspoon paprika
2 cups cheese tortellini
2 cups spinach uncooked
1 cup half and half
¼ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

In a large skillet, cook sausage, crumbling it and stirring, on medium heat until done and no longer pink. Drain the fat from the skillet.
Add diced tomatoes (with the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes) to the skillet. Add red pepper flakes, paprika. Mix on low simmer.

In a separate pan, cook tortellini according to the package instructions. Drain, and add them to the pan with the sausage and tomatoes.
Add uncooked spinach, mix. Add half and half, bring to gentle boil, reduce to simmer, cover with lid and let spinach wilt for a couple of minutes, covered. Remove the lid, stir. Bring the mixture to a gentle medium boil. Add ¼ cup mozzarella cheese and stir until the cheese melts.
Taste, and add salt, extra paprika, and extra crushed red pepper flakes, if needed, to taste.