Preheat your oven to 350 F.
Melt the cooking fat in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat.
⅓ cup Paleo cooking fat
Sauté the butternut squash, onion, apple, celery, and garlic for about 10 minutes, and season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
2 onions, 2 stalks of celery, 2 cups apples, 2 clove garlic, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 4 cups butternut squash
When the squash mixture is cooked, transfer it to a separate bowl and set aside.
In the same skillet, cook the ground meat and the pancetta until browned.
1 lb. ground veal or pork, 4 slices pancetta
Add the meat to the same bowl as the vegetables.
Add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl and give everything a good stir.
2 tsp. Dijon or homemade mustard, 1 cup almond meal, 1 cup chicken stock, 1 cup dried cranberries, ½ cup pomegranate seeds, 2 eggs
Pour the stuffing into a large baking dish and place in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the butternut squash is tender.