After spending about six hours preparing a vegetarian pot pie for Thanksgiving, to bring to my sister's, I am in need of help. I need a vegetarian entree recipe that will not take hours to prepare, can be heated ahead of time and easily transported in a car for about 45 minutes, and will (possibly) appeal to carnivores (though the last one isn't my top priority).

We used to make a veggie lasagna, but that too took hours to make. I realize holiday food often takes a long time (people getting up at 6 a.m. to put the turkey in the oven, etc.) but I just can't handle that sort of thing anymore. And I'm not even the cook--the spouse is!

I know I can look online, but the sheer volume of recipes out there is overwhelming.

Also, it would be preferable if there were no dairy products in the recipe. Butter is OK, though. Just not loads of cheese.

Can you help?