Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) plays a crucial in regulating glucose homeostasis by stimulating insulin secretion and suppressing glucagon release. Our previous study observed that pea protein hydrolysate (PPH) exhibited the function of triggering GLP-1 secretion. However, their underlying mechanism has not been revealed. Herein, the mechanisms of PPH-stimulated GLP-1 secretion were investigated in NCI-H716 cells. The PPH-induced GLP-1 secretion was reduced (p < 0.05) after adding the sensing receptor antagonists NPS-2143 and 4-AMBA, indicating both calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and peptide-transporters 1 (PepT1) activation were involved in PPH-triggered GLP-1 release. Moreover, the intracellular Ca2+ level was increased by 2.01 times during the PPH-induced GLP-1 secretion. Similarly, the cAMP content was also increased by 1.43 times after stimulating by PPH. RT-qPCR results showed that PPH increased the gene expression of prohormone convertase 1/3 (PCSK-1) by 2.79-fold, which effectively promoted the conversion of proglucagon (GCG) to GLP-1. The specific pathway of PPH-induced GLP-1 secretion may involve both CaSR and PepT1 activation-induced Ca2+ influx and cAMP generation, which effectively enhanced the enzyme activity of prohormone convertase 1/3 (PCSK-1) and ultimately promoted GLP-1 secretion.